Genetics – Page 12

Rethinking Modern Human Origins
By the Editor on July 23, 2012
It’s assumed that modern humans, Homo sapiens, originated in Africa sometime between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago. But paleoanthropologist...
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Science at the Olympics: Team Science
By the Editor on July 23, 2012
The Olympics is a vast experiment in human performance, sport technology and global travel. Nature meets some of the...
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Researchers Produce First Complete Computer Model of an Organism
By the Editor on July 21, 2012
A mammoth effort has produced a complete computational model of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium, opening the door for biological...
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Near-Complete Human Ancestor Found in Neglected Chunk of Rock
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
South African scientists say they’ve discovered the most complete skeleton ever of an early human ancestor – in a...
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Spearheads, DNA Point to Second Founding Society in North America
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
Stone spearheads and human DNA found in Oregon caves, anthropologists say, have produced firmer evidence that these are the...
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Gene Mutation Defends Against Alzheimer’s Disease
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
Almost 30 million people live with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, a staggering health-care burden that is expected to quadruple by...
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Ancient Life ‘Re-Evolves’ in Georgia Lab
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
Georgia Tech researchers say they’ve resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli (E....
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First Americans Arrived in Three Waves From Siberia
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
A detailed genetic analysis has settled the question of how and when the first Americans arrived in the continent....
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The Simmering Struggle Over the Origins of Altruism
By the Editor on July 10, 2012
Prominent scientists are in a bitter struggle over the origins of kindness. But the root of this conflict may...
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Source of Animals’ Magnetic Sense Found
By the Editor on July 10, 2012
Scientists say they’ve identified ‘internal compass needles’ in the noses of rainbow trout, helping explain the way many creatures...
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