Origin of Life News

Posted May 28, 2009:

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

Posted May 22, 2009:

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

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Asteroid Attack 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth

Posted May 18, 2009:

• Insight Into Evolution Of First Flowers
• Epigenetics: 100 Reasons To Change The Way We Think About Genetics

Posted May 14, 2009:

• Oldest Example Of Mutualism: Termites And Protozoa Discovered Together In Ancient Amber
• Genome-Wide Insights Into Patterns Of The World's Human Population Structures

Posted May 12, 2009:

• Competition May Have Led To New Dinosaur Species In Northwestern Alberta

Posted May 7, 2009:

• Rise Of Oxygen Caused Earth's Earliest Ice Age

Posted April 29, 2009:

• Ancient Egypt Brought To Life With Virtual Model Of Historic Temple Complex
• Evolution In A Test Tube: Scientists Make Molecules That Evolve And Compete, Mimicking Behavior Of Darwin's Finches

Posted April 28, 2009:

• Did Comets Contain Key Ingredients For Life On Earth?

Posted April 20, 2009:

• Origins Of Maya Blue In Mexico

Posted April 18, 2009:

• The Life That Escaped Darwin’s Notice

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Early Oxygen Rich Atmosphere? Origins Of Sulfur In Rocks Tells Early Oxygen Story
• The Story Of X: Evolution Of A Sex Chromosome

Posted April 12, 2009:

• Epigenetics: DNA Isn’t Everything

Posted April 8, 2009:

• Ancient Diatoms Lead To New Technology For Solar Energy
• New Link Between The Evolution Of Complex Life Forms On Earth And Nickel And Methane Gas

Posted April 2, 2009:

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

Posted March 31, 2009:

• DNA From Old Insects: No Need To Destroy The Specimen

Posted March 30, 2009:

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

Posted March 27, 2009:

• Awareness Of Darwin Not Evolving

Posted March 24, 2009:

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

Posted March 23, 2009:

• DNA Duplication: A Mechanism For 'Survival Of The Fittest'
• Artificial Genetics: New Type Of DNA Has 12 Chemical Letters Instead Of Usual 4

Posted March 19, 2009:

• Genomic Fossils In Lemurs Shed Light On Origin And Evolution Of HIV And Other Primate Lentiviruses
• Gliding Bristletails Give Clues On Evolution Of Flight

Posted March 17, 2009:

• Elephant Shark Genome Sequence Leads To Discovery Of Color Perception In Deep-Sea Fish

Posted March 10, 2009:

• Key Events In Evolutionary History Revealed In Protein Structure Study

Posted March 9, 2009:

• Amazonian Amphibian Diversity Traced To Andes

Posted March 5, 2009:

• Dead Gene Comes Back To Life In Humans
• New Zealand And New Caledonia Geographically Connected: Ocean's Journey Towards The Center Of The Earth

Posted February 25, 2009:

• DNA Identification Of Czar's Children Available

Posted February 24, 2009:

• Discovering The Secret Code Behind Photosynthesis

Posted February 19, 2009:

• Billions Of Years Ago, Microbes Were Key In Developing Modern Nitrogen Cycle
• Origin of Life On Earth: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine

Posted February 17, 2009:

• Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth Bring New Focus On Women In Evolution

Posted February 16, 2009:

• Controversy Over World’s Oldest Traces Of Life

Posted February 15, 2009:

• X-Rays Used To Reveal Secrets Of Famous 'Dinobird' Fossil
• Synthetic Biology Yields Clues To Evolution And Origin Of Life

Posted February 14, 2009:

• Mixed Population Provides Insights Into Human Genetic Makeup

Posted February 12, 2009:

• Intrepid Explorers And The Search For The Origin Of Species
• High-Tech Tests Allow Anthropologists To Track Ancient Hominids Across The Landscape
• Genetics Research Sheds Light On Evolution Of The Human Diet
• Draft Version Of The Neanderthal Genome Completed

Posted February 11, 2009:

• On The Origin Of Subspecies

Search ScienceDaily