Evolutionary Biology News

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Animal Interaction Behind Cambrian Explosion? 'Missing' Ancestors Of Today's Animals May Not Be Missing After All
• New Cost-effective Means To Reconstruct Virus Populations

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
• Cooperative View: New Evidence Suggests A Symbiogenetic Origin For The Centrosome

Posted May 5, 2008:

• Scientists Discover Why Plague Is So Lethal

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Male Seahorses Are Nature's Mr. Mom, Researchers Say

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Ancient Ecosystems Organized Much Like Our Own

Posted April 29, 2008:

• Evolutionary Intricacies Of Rickettsia Pathogens Revealed

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Molecular Analysis Confirms Tyrannosaurus Rex's Evolutionary Link To Birds

Posted April 24, 2008:

• Transgenic Papaya Genome Draft Yields Many Fruits

Posted April 23, 2008:

• Shell-breaking Crabs Lived 20 Million Years Earlier Than Thought

Posted April 21, 2008:

• Inbred Males' Scent Gives Them Away, So Female Mice Stay Away

Posted April 20, 2008:

• Key Grape Genes Sought From US Grape Germplasm Collection

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Lizards Undergo Rapid Evolution After Introduction To A New Home

Posted April 17, 2008:

• Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study

Posted April 14, 2008:

• When Genetics And Geology Meet In Patagonia

Posted April 11, 2008:

• The First Animal On Earth Was Significantly More Complex Than Previously Believed

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Novel 'Gene Toggles' In Rice, World's Top Food Crop

Posted April 9, 2008:

• Evolution In The Classroom: 'Evolution Machine' Lets Students See It Happen
• Scientists Find A Fingerprint Of Evolution Across The Human Genome
• Double Trouble With Insecticide-resistant Mosquitoes

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Selenium Supplements May Not Be Needed, Study Suggests

Posted April 6, 2008:

• Darwin Was Right: Natural Selection Speeds Up Speciation

Posted April 4, 2008:

• Is DNA Repair A Substitute For Sex?

Posted April 2, 2008:

• When Evolution Tends To Maximize The Diversity And Functioning Of Ecosystems

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Study Questions 'Cost Of Complexity' In Evolution
• Molecular Evolution Of Influenza A Viruses Circulated In Fujian Province, China

Posted March 31, 2008:

• New Software Aids Researchers Analyzing Millions Of DNA Sequences

Posted March 27, 2008:

• New Synthetic Enzymes Undergo 'Evolution In A Test Tube'

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Living Upside-down Shapes Spiders For Energy Saving

Posted March 25, 2008:

• Birth On An Enzyme: Scientists Succeed In Designing Artificial Enzymes That Also Undergo 'Evolution In A Test Tube'
• Ants Are Experienced Fungus Farmers

Posted March 24, 2008:

• Plants Appear To Cluster The Genes Needed For Defense
• Language Feature Unique To Human Brain Identified

Posted March 23, 2008:

• New Zealand's 'Living Dinosaur' -- The Tuatara -- Is Surprisingly The Fastest Evolving Animal

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Rice Breeding: Highly Specific Gene Silencing Successful In Rice

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Gene's 'Selective Signature' Aids Detection Of Natural Selection In Microbial Evolution

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Loss Of Egg Yolk Genes In Mammals And The Origin Of Lactation And Placentation
• Like Sweets? You're More Like A Fruit Fly Than You Think
• Royal Jelly Makes Bee Queens, Boosts Nurture Case

Posted March 18, 2008:

• Fungi Can Tell Us About The Origin Of Sex Chromosomes
• First 'Rule' Of Evolution Suggests That Life Is Destined To Become More Complex

Posted March 17, 2008:

• Royal Corruption Is Rife In The Ant World

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Revealed: The Secrets Of Successful Ecosystems

Posted March 13, 2008:

• New Longevity Genes Identified: Yeast, Worms And People May Age By Similar Mechanisms

Posted March 12, 2008:

• Which Came First, Social Dominance Or Big Brains? Wasps May Tell

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Invasive Species Can Produce 'Hotspots Of Evolutionary Novelty,' Study Shows
• Non-human Primates Convey Meaning Through Call Combinations

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