Evolutionary Biology News

Posted November 26, 2009:

• Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled

Posted November 25, 2009:

• Opposites Attract: Monkeys Choose Mating Partners With Different Genes

Posted November 24, 2009:

• To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model
• Insect Resistance to Bt Crops Can Be Predicted, Monitored and Managed

Posted November 23, 2009:

• DNA 'Barcode' for Tropical Trees

Posted November 22, 2009:

• Termites Create Sustainable Monoculture Fungus Farming

Posted November 21, 2009:

• Amaizing: Corn Genome Decoded
• First Map of Chromosome Terminals of Higher Fungi

Posted November 20, 2009:

• New Maize Map to Aid Plant Breeding Efforts

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Scientists Crack Corn Code: Reference Genome of Maize, Most Important US Crop
• The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants
• New Map of Variation in Maize Genetics Holds Promise for Developing New Varieties
• Scientists Decode Maize Genome
• Scientists Unlock Clues for Tailoring Corn Plant for Food, Energy Needs
• Plant Scientist Uncovers Clues to Yield-Boosting Quirks of Corn Genome
• PLoS Genetics 2009 Maize Genome Collection

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History
• Orphan Army Ants Join Nearby Colonies

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Using Darwin in Helping to Define the Biological Essentiality of Silicon and Aluminium
• Slowing Evolution to Stop Drug Resistance
• Bacterial 'Ropes' Tie Down Shifting Southwest

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Ancient Penguin DNA Raises Doubts About Accuracy of Genetic Dating Techniques

Posted November 14, 2009:

• Africa's Rarest Monkey Had an Intriguing Sexual Past, DNA Study Confirms

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Can a Plant Be Altruistic?
• Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs Worked Up A Sweat

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Deciphering The Regulatory Code: Scientists Take New Approach To Predict Gene Expression
• New Strategies To Combat The Flu Virus

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?
• What Is The Meaning Of 'One' Plant or Animal?

Posted November 7, 2009:

• Hormone That Affects Finger Length Key To Social Behavior

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Bacteria Expect The Unexpected
• Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two
• Inconspicuous Leaf Beetles Reveal Environment's Role In Formation Of New Species

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced
• Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates

Posted November 4, 2009:

• New Insights Into Australia's Unique Platypus
• Inefficient Selection: New Evolutionary Mechanism Accounts For Some Of Human Biological Complexity
• Earliest Tyrannosauroid Rediscovered

Posted November 3, 2009:

• New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery
• Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Charles Darwin Really Did Have Advanced Ideas About The Origin Of Life
• Snail Fossils Suggest Semiarid Eastern Canary Islands Were Wetter 50,000 Years Ago
• Venomous Shrew And Lizard: Harmless Digestive Enzyme Evolved Twice Into Dangerous Toxin In Two Unrelated Species

Posted November 1, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Ankylosaur Dinosaur Is 'Biological Version Of An Army Tank'
• A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome
• Nepotism Has Its Benefits When It Comes To Survival, At Least For Spiders

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago

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