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Posted July 29, 2009:

• After Dinosaurs, Mammals Rise But Their Genomes Get Smaller

Posted July 28, 2009:

• Earliest Animals Lived In A Lake Environment, Research Shows

Posted July 24, 2009:

• DNA Of Ancient Lost Barley Could Help Modern Crops Cope With Water Stress

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Australian Aborigines Initially Arrived Via South Asia

Posted July 21, 2009:

• Growing Sea Lamprey Embryos Dramatically Alter Genomes, Discard Millions Of Units Of DNA

Posted July 17, 2009:

• Male Sex Chromosome Losing Genes By Rapid Evolution, Study Reveals

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Sharks: Missing Piece Of Fossil Puzzle Found

Posted July 13, 2009:

• Core Nuclear Pore Elements Likely Shared By All Eukaryotes

Posted July 12, 2009:

• Seals Quickly Respond To Gain And Loss Of Habitat Under Climate Change

Posted July 9, 2009:

• Explosive Growth Of Life On Earth Fueled By Early Greening Of Planet

Posted July 2, 2009:

• Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA From Prehistoric Feathers
• Biogenic Origin For Earth's Oldest Putative Microfossils
• Plants Save The Earth From An Icy Doom
• Mid-Pliocene Asian Monsoon Intensification And The Onset Of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation

Posted June 30, 2009:

• Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf

Posted June 23, 2009:

• 54-Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains

Posted June 22, 2009:

• New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History

Posted June 12, 2009:

• Simple Chemical System Created That Mimics DNA

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Mobile DNA Elements In Woolly Mammoth Genome Give New Clues To Mammalian Evolution

Posted May 30, 2009:

• Saved By Junk DNA: Vital Role In The Evolution Of Human Genome

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Virtual Reconstruction Of A Neanderthal Woman’s Birth Canal Reveals Insights Into Evolution Of Human Child Birth

Posted May 24, 2009:

• Seeing Beyond The Invisible: Uncovering Our Planet’s Past To Help Predict Its Future

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Epigenetics: 100 Reasons To Change The Way We Think About Genetics
• Asteroid Attack 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth

Posted May 19, 2009:

• Insight Into Evolution Of First Flowers

Posted May 18, 2009:

• Genome-Wide Insights Into Patterns Of The World's Human Population Structures

Posted May 15, 2009:

• Competition May Have Led To New Dinosaur Species In Northwestern Alberta
• Oldest Example Of Mutualism: Termites And Protozoa Discovered Together In Ancient Amber

Posted May 7, 2009:

• Rise Of Oxygen Caused Earth's Earliest Ice Age

Posted April 30, 2009:

• Evolution In A Test Tube: Scientists Make Molecules That Evolve And Compete, Mimicking Behavior Of Darwin's Finches

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Did Comets Contain Key Ingredients For Life On Earth?

Posted April 28, 2009:

• The Life That Escaped Darwin’s Notice

Posted April 25, 2009:

• The Story Of X: Evolution Of A Sex Chromosome

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Origins Of Maya Blue In Mexico

Posted April 21, 2009:

• Early Oxygen Rich Atmosphere? Origins Of Sulfur In Rocks Tells Early Oxygen Story

Posted April 13, 2009:

• Epigenetics: DNA Isn’t Everything

Posted April 9, 2009:

• Ancient Diatoms Lead To New Technology For Solar Energy
• DNA From Old Insects: No Need To Destroy The Specimen
• New Link Between The Evolution Of Complex Life Forms On Earth And Nickel And Methane Gas

Posted April 3, 2009:

• No Sponge In Human Family Tree: Sponges Descended From Unique Ancestor

Posted March 31, 2009:

• New Theory On Largest Known Mass Extinction In Earth's History

Posted March 27, 2009:

• Awareness Of Darwin Not Evolving

Posted March 26, 2009:

• DNA Duplication: A Mechanism For 'Survival Of The Fittest'

Posted March 25, 2009:

• Deep-Sea Rocks Point To Early Oxygen On Earth
• AAAS, Leading Texas Scientists Urge State Board To Reject Anti-Evolution Effort

Posted March 24, 2009:

• Genomic Fossils In Lemurs Shed Light On Origin And Evolution Of HIV And Other Primate Lentiviruses

Posted March 23, 2009:

• Gliding Bristletails Give Clues On Evolution Of Flight
• Artificial Genetics: New Type Of DNA Has 12 Chemical Letters Instead Of Usual 4

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