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  Metabolic Fingerprinting: Using Proteomics to Identify Proteins in Gymnosperm Pollination Drops

  April 10, 2013 — Proteomics is a powerful technique for examining the structure and function of the proteome. Proteomics can uncover the relationship between DNA, RNA, and the production of proteins -- enabling the ... > full story
• Genes
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  Effect of Medication Is Affected by Copies of Genetic Information

  April 10, 2013 — The number of copies of the complete genetic information found in human cells can have a decisive effect on the properties of these cells. The results may help to explain why certain medications have ... > full story
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  Unusual Anal Fin Offers New Insight Into Evolution

  April 10, 2013 — An unusual fossil fish that has fins behind its anus could have implications for human ... > full story
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  Moa's Ark: Why the Female Giant Moa Was About Twice the Size of the Male

  April 9, 2013 — The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa -- the extinct giant birds of New Zealand -- has been revealed for the first ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
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  Genetics of Life and Death in an Evolutionary Arms-Race

  April 9, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence of the genetic basis of the evolutionary arms-race between parasitoids and their aphid ... > full story
• Gender Difference
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  There Is No Single Sexy Chin, Study Shows

  April 9, 2013 — A new global study finds significant geographic differences in chin ... > full story
• Fish
  Oceanography
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  Nature
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  Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification

  April 9, 2013 — Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story
• Prostate Cancer
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  First Genetic Factor in Prostate Cancer Prognosis Identified

  April 9, 2013 — Patients with prostate cancer and hereditary mutations in the BRCA2 gene have a worse prognosis and lower survival rates than do the rest of the patients with the ... > full story
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  Environmental Change Triggers Rapid Evolution

  April 9, 2013 — Environmental change can drive hard-wired evolutionary changes in animal species in a matter of generations. A new study overturns the common assumption that evolution only occurs gradually over ... > full story
• Obesity
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  Finding Genes for Childhood Obesity: Genome Wide Study Identifies Genetic Variants Associated With Childhood Obesity

  April 7, 2013 — A new study has revealed promising targets for the development of new drugs against childhood obesity. Researchers have identified four genes newly associated with childhood obesity and an increased ... > full story

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