Evolutionary Biology News

Posted April 17, 2002:

• Researcher Traces Gene Development In "Last Common Link"; Two Genes Diverge From One

Posted April 15, 2002:

• Social Insects Could Offer Clues About Genetic Conflict

Posted April 12, 2002:

• Men Regain Evolutionary Driver's Seat -- Mutation Study Confirms Strong Male-Driven Evolution Among Humans And Apes
• Researchers Uncover Brain Patterns That Differentiate Humans From Chimpanzees

Posted March 28, 2002:

• Geneticists Unveil New Maize Genome Map; Resource Will Be Used To Help Improve Corn, Cereal Crop Production Worldwide

Posted March 27, 2002:

• Biologist Breeding World's First Transgenic Butterfly: Wing Patterns May Hold Key To Understanding Morphological Evolution
• University Of Alaska Biologist Tracking Extinct Bears

Posted March 25, 2002:

• New Dinosaur Related To Triceratops

Posted March 20, 2002:

• Darwin's Time Machine: Scientists Begin Predicting Evolution's Next Step

Posted March 4, 2002:

• Gene Duplication Adapts To Changing Environment

Posted February 28, 2002:

• Human And Fly Studies Tally Good And Bad Mutations, Stress Ongoing Role Of Natural Selection

Posted February 20, 2002:

• Social Interactions May Be Traced Back To Carnivorous Behavior

Posted February 19, 2002:

• Scientists Look To Europe As Evolutionary Seat

Posted February 14, 2002:

• New Species Clarifies Bird-Dinosaur Link

Posted February 8, 2002:

• Predators Drive Evolution Of Virtual Prey Appearance

Posted February 7, 2002:

• First Genetic Evidence Uncovered Of How Major Changes In Body Shapes Occurred During Early Animal Evolution

Posted January 31, 2002:

• Water Lily May Provide A "Missing Link" In The Evolution Of Flowering Plants

Posted January 30, 2002:

• New Theory Of The Evolution Of Bird Flight Linked To Parental Care

Posted January 24, 2002:

• Where Is The World's Greatest Biodiversity? Smithsonian Scientists Find The Answer Is A Question Of Scale

Posted January 10, 2002:

• Crayfish Robots On Mars?

Posted January 9, 2002:

• Extinction Rate Across The Globe Reaches Historical Proportions

Posted January 7, 2002:

• Discovery Overturns Long-Held Genetic Belief
• Evolutionary "Speed Limit" Governs How Quickly Life Bounces Back After Extinction; Biodiversity Recovers More Slowly Than Thought

Posted January 4, 2002:

• Inherent Speed Limit Governs How Quickly Life Bounces Back After Extinction, UC Berkeley Research Shows

Posted December 25, 2001:

• 18th Century Reverend Enlightens Evolutionary Biologists

Posted December 21, 2001:

• Stanford Researchers Develop System For Field Testing Mechanisms Of Evolution

Posted December 20, 2001:

• Fish May Show How Nature Diversifies

Posted December 18, 2001:

• Primitive Microbe Offers Model For Evolution Of Animals

Posted December 14, 2001:

• Agrobacterium Genome Sequence Is Complete
• Researchers Find Closest Living Relative Of First Land Plants

Posted December 3, 2001:

• World's Smallest Lizard Discovered In Caribbean

Posted November 30, 2001:

• Illuminating How Plants Adapt To Light

Posted November 20, 2001:

• Anthrax Genome May Contain New Clues To Fight Infection, Says Science "Functional Genomics" Article

Posted November 9, 2001:

• Link To Our Ancient Past Is Confirmed In Potassium Channel Research

Posted November 7, 2001:

• University Of Cincinnati Geologist Finds Survival Benefit To Evolving After Mass Extinctions

Posted October 12, 2001:

• Rafting Rodents From Africa May Have Been Ancestors Of South American Species

Posted October 8, 2001:

• Common Native Plant Of Great Plains May Be Threatened By Climate Change

Posted October 5, 2001:

• Ideal For Booming Mating Calls, Certain Fish Muscles Have Evolved So Fully That They're Unfit For Much Else

Posted October 3, 2001:

• Structure Of Virus That Infects Bacteria Offers Insights Into Evolution, Therapies

Posted September 25, 2001:

• Rutgers Scientists Mapping DNA Links To Complex Diseases

Posted September 20, 2001:

• New Fossils Suggest Whales And Hippos Are Close Kin

Posted September 7, 2001:

• Mothers Transmit Mitochondrial DNA Through Daughters Only

Posted September 5, 2001:

• Multiple Evolutionary "Jumps" Drive Drosophila Diversification, University Of Arkansas Researcher Finds
• University Of Maryland Researchers Locate Genes That Speed Up Formation Of New Species

Posted August 15, 2001:

• Humans May Be Easier To Clone Than Sheep And Mice Because Of A Single Genetic Difference

Posted August 10, 2001:

• First Land Plants And Fungi Changed Earth's Climate, Paving The Way For Explosive Evolution Of Land Animals, New Gene Study Suggests
• Genes Passed From Crops To Weeds Persist For Generations
• A Closer Look At The Genome's "Black Holes"

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