Genetics – Page 13

Humble DNA Could Help Decipher Dark Matter
By the Editor on July 3, 2012
A few strands of DNA could help solve the mystery of dark matter. A newly proposed detector aims to...
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Mass Extinctions Reset the Long-Term Pace of Evolution
By the Editor on July 2, 2012
A new study indicates that mass extinctions affect the pace of evolution, not just in the immediate aftermath of...
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Ancient Hunter-Gatherers Kept in Touch
By the Editor on July 2, 2012
Until about 8500 years ago, Europe was populated by nomadic hunter-gatherers who hunted, fished, and ate wild plants. Then,...
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Phylogeny: Rewriting Evolution
By the Editor on June 30, 2012
Tiny molecules called microRNAs are tearing apart traditional ideas about the animal family tree.
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Evolution and Our Inner Conflict
By the Editor on June 26, 2012
E.O. Wilson reflects on evolution and the human condition over at the New York Times blog The Stone: Are...
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Complex Thinking Goes Beyond Primates
By the Editor on June 26, 2012
It’s not just man’s closer primate relatives that exhibit brain power. Dolphins, dogs and elephants are teaching us a...
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Male Bird Loses Interest in Fading Females
By the Editor on June 25, 2012
Not unlike some among their human counterparts, male blue tits lose interest when their mates’ beauty starts fading, staying...
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Inner Ears Reveal Speed of Early Primates
By the Editor on June 23, 2012
It’s 20 million years ago in the forests of Argentina, and Homunculus patagonicus is on the move. The monkey...
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Could Human-Transmissible Avian Flu Evolve?
By the Editor on June 23, 2012
It might be possible for human-to-human airborne transmissible avian H5N1 influenza viruses to evolve in nature, new research has...
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Queen of Sheba Left Genetic Legacy to Ethiopians
By the Editor on June 22, 2012
Ethiopians's long-ago genetic mixing with populations from Israel and Egypt is a legacy of the Queen of Sheba and...
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