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Gender Equality Influences How People Choose Their Partners
September 5, 2012 — Men and women clearly have different strategies for picking sexual partners, but the reason why differences exist is less clear. The classic explanation for these differences has been that men's and ... > full story -
ENCODE Project Publishes New Genomic Insights in Special Issue of Genome Research
September 5, 2012 — Genome Research publishes a special issue dedicated to The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements) Project, whose goal is to characterize all functional elements in the human ... > full story -
Understanding the Human Genome: ENCODE at BioMed Central
September 5, 2012 — The completion of the human genome project in 2003 was an immeasurably important milestone, but (like an book written in code) left many biologists wondering what the sequence might actually mean. ... > full story -
'Benign' Malaria Key Driver of Human Evolution in Asia-Pacific
September 4, 2012 — The malaria species rampant in the Asia-Pacific region has been a significant driver of evolution of the human genome, a new study has shown. An international team of researchers has shown that ... > full story -
Gardener's Delight Offers Glimpse Into the Evolution of Flowering Plants
September 4, 2012 — Double flowers -- though beautiful -- are mutants. Biologists have found the class of genes responsible in a plant lineage more ancient than the one previously studied, offering a glimpse even ... > full story -
For the Rooster, Size Matters: How Size of Hen's Comb Is Linked to Ability to Lay More Eggs
September 4, 2012 — A lone rooster sees a lot of all the hens in the flock, but the hen with the largest comb gets a bigger dose of sperm -- and thus more chicks. Researchers in Sweden have now shown how the size of a ... > full story -
Research Reveals Contrasting Consequences of a Warmer Earth
September 3, 2012 — A new study involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the planet warms. But the research says that ... > full story -
Mystery of Operon Evolution Probed
August 30, 2012 — New research suggests a possible explanation for the organization of operons, jointly controlled clusters of genes that evolved in bacterial chromosomes. Operons, which are found in the chromosomes ... > full story -
'Promiscuous' Enzymes Still Prevalent in Metabolism: Challenges Fundamental Notion of Enzyme Specificity and Efficiency
August 30, 2012 — Open an undergraduate biochemistry textbook and you will learn that enzymes are highly efficient and specific in catalyzing chemical reactions in living organisms, and that they evolved to this state ... > full story -
Monogamy and the Immune System: Differences in Sexual Behavior Impact Bacteria Hosted and Genes That Control Immunity
August 30, 2012 — Researchers examined the differences between two species of mice -- one monogamous and one promiscuous -- on a microscopic and molecular level. They discovered that the lifestyles of the two mice had ... > full story
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