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Novel Way Plants Pass Traits to Next Generation: Inheritance Behavior in Corn Breaks Accepted Rules of Genetics
March 26, 2013 — New research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next – at least in plants – without following the accepted rules of ... > full story -
Genomes of Peregrine and Saker Falcons Throw Lights on Evolution of a Predatory Lifestyle
March 25, 2013 — Researchers have completed the genome sequencing and analysis of two iconic falcons, the peregrine and saker falcons. The work provides an invaluable resource for the deep understanding of the ... > full story -
Nature Versus Nurture: Better Looking Birds Have Healthier Babies, Study Finds
March 24, 2013 — A female great tits' (Parus major) appearance is shown to signal healthy attributes in offspring in a new paper. The black stripe across her breast and white patches on her cheeks correlate to a ... > full story -
Genetic Sequence That Helps to Coordinate Synthesis of DNA-Packaging Proteins Identified
March 24, 2013 — Research conducted in fruit flies has pinpointed a specific DNA sequence that both triggers the formation of the "histone locus body" and turns on all the histone genes in the entire ... > full story -
First Migration from Africa Less Than 95,000 Years Ago: Ancient Hunter-Gatherer DNA Challenges Theory of Early out-of-Africa Migrations
March 22, 2013 — Recent measurements of the rate at which children show DNA changes not seen in their parents -- the "mutation rate" -- have challenged views about major dates in human evolution. In particular these ... > full story -
Enzymes Allow DNA to Swap Information With Exotic Molecules
March 21, 2013 — Scientists have been hunting for a biological Rosetta Stone -- an enzyme allowing DNA's four-letter language to be written into a simpler (and potentially more ancient) molecule that may have existed ... > full story -
'Evolutionary Glitch' Possible Cause of Childhood Ear Infections
March 21, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ... > full story -
Genetic Analysis Calls for the Protection of Two Highly Endangered Portuguese Fish Species
March 21, 2013 — A chromosome study of the endemic Portuguese fish Squalius aradensis and S. torgalensis draws attention to their current status of highly endangered species. Rapid habitat loss in combination with ... > full story -
Novel Insights Into the Evolution of Protein Networks
March 21, 2013 — System-wide networks of proteins are indispensable for organisms. Function and evolution of these networks are among the most fascinating research questions in biology. Researchers have reconstructed ... > full story -
'Networked Minds' Require Fundamentally New Kind of Economics
March 20, 2013 — In their computer simulations of human evolution, scientists have discovered the emergence of the “homo socialis” with “other-regarding” preferences. The results explain some ... > full story
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