Evolution

Credit: Arjumand Ghazi/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, July 17, 2019 - Aging research indicates that better healthspan--the quality of life as we age--may be more important than lifespan. In a report published today in Nature…
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Study defines four of nature's solutions to the same problemCredit: L-R: Swamp Sparrow, Kelly Colgan Azar; Song Sparrow, Jennifer Taggart; Savannah Sparrow, Kelly Colgan Azar; Nelson's Sparrow, Brian Harris thaca, NY--In nature, as in…
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With a new insight into a long-described mutualistic relationship, plant biologists from the University of Pennsylvania reveal the genetic factors and evolutionary forces that govern the development of the acacia's ant-sustaining…
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Leveraging computation and mathematics to accelerate biological discovery Join us July 25-26, 2019, at the Allen Institute for Exploring Frontiers: Predicting Biology, a symposium featuring the latest insights from leading modeling…
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This innovative method might facilitate genetic research in complex organisms like mammals, humans included, in a fast, efficient wayCredit: CNIO Since the emergence of molecular genetics more than fifty years ago, scientists have tried to…
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Credit: Shireen Dooling Flourishing in spectacular numbers in lakes and ponds around the world, tiny creatures known as Daphnia play an essential role in freshwater ecology. Daphnia, a type of planktonic crustacean, are the primary…
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Credit: Jose Garcia and Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University. New research brings to light for the first time the evolution of maternal roles and parenting responsibilities in one of our oldest evolutionary ancestors…
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Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as they moved out of Africa and across Eurasia. While two of the archaic groups are currently known - the…
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Research team discovered Nanopithecus browni near Kanapoi, Kenya, far from the habitat of other guenonsCredit: Carol Ward Researchers from the National Museums of Kenya, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri and…
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Credit: Dr Bárbara Louise Valentas-Romera For the first time, the bivalve mollusc Guyanella clenchi has been reported from Abrolhos Bank, Brazil. This almost unknown bivalve had previously been reported solely from the Caribbean region.…
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Female mammals kill the offspring of their competitors when resources are scarceCredit: Alecia Carter In previous studies, males have been found to kill when females will not mate with them if they are still caring for an offspring sired…
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With fossils from more than 80 individual dinosaurs, Auroraceratops rugosus, an early horned dinosaur, is one of the best represented dinosaur species ever found.Credit: Robert Walters Many dinosaur species are known from scant…
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UTA biologist receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington Matthew Walsh, an associate professor of biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, was first drawn to…
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Targeted drugs for breast and lung cancer could be used together to overcome resistance to treatment in several different tumour types, a new study shows. Scientists discovered that when the breast cancer drug palbociclib was…
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