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Global Genome Effort Seeks Genetic Roots of Disease
October 31, 2012 — By decoding the genomes of more than 1,000 people whose homelands stretch from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Americas, scientists have compiled the largest and most detailed catalog yet of human ... > full storyMore: -
New Study Sheds Light on How and When Vision Evolved
October 29, 2012 — Opsins, the light-sensitive proteins key to vision, may have evolved earlier and undergone fewer genetic changes than previously believed, according to a new ... > full story -
Hermit Crabs Socialize to Evict Their Neighbors
October 26, 2012 — Social animals usually congregate for protection or mating or to capture bigger prey, but a biologist has found that the terrestrial hermit crab has a more self-serving social agenda: to kick another ... > full story -
Genetic Predictors of Fatigue for Prostate Cancer Patients Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy
October 26, 2012 — Researchers have found that men with prostate cancer who receive androgen deprivation therapy may predictably suffer from fatigue if they have single nucleotide polymorphisms in three ... > full story -
Clearer Picture of How Assassin Bugs Evolved: Entomologists Reconstruct the Evolutionary History
October 25, 2012 — Assassin bugs, which lie in ambush for prey they attack with speed and agility, are found all over the world. But scientists' understanding of their evolutionary history is made difficult by access ... > full story -
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Scientists Deepen Genetic Understanding of Multiple Sclerosis
October 25, 2012 — Scientists have discovered that 30 percent of our likelihood of developing multiple sclerosis can be explained by 475,806 genetic variants in our genome. Genome-wide Association Studies commonly ... > full story -
Warmer Future Oceans Could Cause Phytoplankton to Thrive Near Poles, Shrink in Tropics
October 25, 2012 — In the future, warmer waters could significantly change ocean distribution of populations of phytoplankton, tiny organisms that could have a major effect on climate change. In a new study, ... > full story -
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Size Does Matter in Sexual Selection, at Least Among Beetles
October 25, 2012 — The size of genital spines has a measurable effect on sexual success in beetles, according to a recent ... > full story -
Far from Random, Evolution Follows a Predictable Genetic Pattern
October 25, 2012 — Research suggests that knowledge of a species' genes -- and how certain external conditions affect the proteins encoded by those genes -- could be used to determine a predictable evolutionary pattern ... > full story -
Genetic Tradeoff: Harmful Genes Are Widespread in Yeast but Hold Hidden Benefits
October 25, 2012 — The genes responsible for inherited diseases are clearly bad for us, so why hasn't evolution, over time, weeded them out and eliminated them from the human genome altogether? Part of the reason seems ... > full story
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