Posts tagged with ‘Genetics’

  • Tiny Tarsiers Talk in High-Pitched Code

    By on February 9, 2012

    The Philippine tarsier is a tiny primate with a seriously high voice. The saucer-eyed mammal can let out (and...

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  • How the Zebra Got its Stripes

    By on February 9, 2012

    If there was a ‘Just So’ story for how the zebra got its stripes, Rudyard Kipling certainly would have...

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  • DNA Turning Human Story Into a Tell-All

    By on February 1, 2012

    The tip of a girl’s 40,000-year-old pinky finger found in a cold Siberian cave, paired with faster and cheaper...

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  • The High Price of Long Life

    By on January 30, 2012

    Recent media stories suggest that anti-aging medicine may soon change from fantasy into a scientifically realistic prospect. If anti-aging...

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  • Blurred Vision Helps Spiders See Clearly

    By on January 27, 2012

    Jumping spiders, which hunt by pouncing on their prey, gauge distances to their unsuspecting meals in a way that...

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  • Genes May Influence Criminal Behavior

    By on January 25, 2012

    Your genes could be a strong predictor of whether you stray into a life of crime, according to a...

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