Origin of Life News

Posted January 24, 2006:

• The Evolution Of Food Plants: Genetic Control Of Grass Flower Architecture

Posted January 6, 2006:

• Researchers Discover Greek Temple In Albania Dating Back To 6th Century B.C.

Posted December 26, 2005:

• New Study Shows Animal Family Tree Looking Bushy In Places

Posted December 25, 2005:

• Science's Breakthrough Of The Year: Watching Evolution In Action

Posted December 22, 2005:

• Scientists Narrow The Time Limits For The Human And Chimpanzee Split

Posted December 21, 2005:

• Scientists Sequence DNA Of Woolly Mammoth

Posted December 12, 2005:

• Key Brain Regulatory Gene Shows Evolution In Humans

Posted December 5, 2005:

• Why The Amazon Rainforest Is So Rich In Species

Posted November 29, 2005:

• MicroRNAs Have Shaped The Evolution Of The Majority Of Mammalian Genes

Posted November 25, 2005:

• Earliest Animals Had Human-like Genes

Posted November 16, 2005:

• Missing Fossil Link 'Dallasaurus' Found

Posted November 15, 2005:

• 'Perception' Gene Tracked Humanity's Evolution, Scientists Say

Posted November 12, 2005:

• Clay Material May Have Acted As 'Primordial Womb' For First Organic Molecules

Posted October 30, 2005:

• Flipped Genetic Sequences Illuminate Human Evolution And Disease

Posted October 20, 2005:

• UCSD Study Shows 'Junk' DNA Has Evolutionary Importance

Posted October 6, 2005:

• Muskox Suffered Loss Of Genetic Diversity At Pleistocene/Holocene Transition

Posted September 28, 2005:

• How A Zebra Lost Its Stripes: Rapid Evolution Of The Quagga

Posted September 27, 2005:

• Insight Into Our Sight: A New View On The Evolution Of The Eye Lens

Posted September 19, 2005:

• Life's Origins Were Easier Than Was Thought

Posted September 16, 2005:

• Stressed Cells Spark DNA Repair Missteps And Speed Evolution

Posted September 11, 2005:

• Calculations Favor Reducing Atmopshere For Early Earth

Posted September 4, 2005:

• New Insights Into The Software Of Life

Posted August 20, 2005:

• Researchers Discover Ancient Origins Of Tuberculosis-causing Bacteria

Posted August 16, 2005:

• Scientists Crack 40-year-old DNA Puzzle And Point To 'Hot Soup' At The Origin Of Life

Posted August 12, 2005:

• Model Gives Clearer Idea Of How Oxygen Came To Dominate Earth's Atmosphere

Posted August 5, 2005:

• Researchers Probe How An Ancient Microbe Thrives And Evolves Without Sex

Posted August 3, 2005:

• Novel Technique Offers New Look At Ancient Diet Dogma

Posted July 27, 2005:

• Multi-Species Genome Comparison Sheds New Light On Evolutionary Processes, Cancer Mutations

Posted July 25, 2005:

• Virtual Trip To The Heart Of 400 Million Years Old Microfossils

Posted July 5, 2005:

• Trees, Vines And Nets -- Microbial Evolution Changes Its Face

Posted July 4, 2005:

• LSU Scientists Develop New Theory About Human Genome Evolution By Tracking 'Stealth' DNA Elements

Posted May 31, 2005:

• Researchers Trace Evolution To Relatively Simple Genetic Changes

Posted May 13, 2005:

• Chaos Is Rare: New Study Reveals The Evolution Of Oscillatory Behavior In Age-structured Species

Posted May 9, 2005:

• Surf Not Up For Palaeozoic Creatures - New Model Reveals Ancient Sea Was A Giant Lake

Posted May 2, 2005:

• Scientists Track 'Stealth' DNA Elements In Primate Evolution

Posted April 26, 2005:

• Molecular Fossils Uncover Link Between Viruses And The Immune System
• Low Level Of Extinction During Ice Age Linked To Adaptability

Posted April 25, 2005:

• U. Of Colorado Study Shows Early Earth Atmosphere Hydrogen-rich, Favorable To Life

Posted April 11, 2005:

• Explosions In Space May Have Initiated Ancient Extinction On Earth

Posted April 5, 2005:

• The Chimp Genome Reveals A Retroviral Invasion In Primate Evolution

Posted March 29, 2005:

• Nuclear Analysis Reveals Secrets Of Inca Burial Site

Posted March 25, 2005:

• NC State Paleontologist Discovers Soft Tissue In Dinosaur Bones

Posted March 21, 2005:

• Ideas About Fossil Horses Undergo Evolution In Thinking

Posted March 9, 2005:

• Retrovirus Struck Ancestors Of Chimps And Gorillas Millions Of Years Ago, But Not Ancestral Humans

Posted February 24, 2005:

• Researchers Find Missing Genes Of Ancient Organism

Posted February 18, 2005:

• Time To Rewrite The Species Rulebook, MSU Scientists Say

Posted February 16, 2005:

• Family Trees Of Ancient Bacteria Reveal Evolutionary Moves

Posted February 8, 2005:

• Wisconsin Scientists Find Portal To Show Animals Evolve

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