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Researchers explore altruism's unexpected ally -- selfishness
May 01, 2008 |
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Just as religions dwell upon the eternal battle between good and evil, angels and devils, evolutionary theorists dwell upon the eternal battle between altruistic and selfish behaviors in the Darwinian struggle for existence. ...
Research sheds light on benefits of multiple mates
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Nov 20, 2008 |
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New research could explain why females of many species have multiple partners. Published on Friday 21 November 2008 in leading journal Science, the study was carried out by a team from the Universities of Exeter (UK), Okayam ...
Who's bad? Chimps figure it out by observation
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Mar 26, 2008 |
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Chimpanzees make judgments about the actions and dispositions of strangers by observing others’ behavior and interactions in different situations. Specifically, chimpanzees show an ability to recognize certain behavioral ...
Selfish DNA and the Genetic Control of Vector-Borne Diseases
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Nov 20, 2007 |
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Mosquito borne diseases such as malaria and dengue cause suffering and death around the world. Malaria alone causes at least one million deaths annually, and is particularly devastating in children under the age of five. ...
Playing Dead Increases Survival Rate at the Expense of Active Neighbors
Apr 30, 2009 |
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A study published in the Proceeding of The Royal Society B entitled "Tonically Immobilized Selfish Prey Can Survive By Sacrificing Other", authored by researchers at Okayama University in Japan point out de ...
Control of selfish behavior turned on, off
Oct 07, 2006 |
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Selfish, egotistical behavior really is a turn-off, Swiss and U.S. researchers said, triggered by activating a region of the brain.
Decision making, is it all 'me, me, me'?
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Apr 28, 2008 |
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People act in their own best interests, according to traditional views of how and why we make the decisions that we do.
A single gene leads yeast cells to cooperate against threats
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Nov 13, 2008 |
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An ingenious social behavior that mobilizes yeast cells to cooperate in protecting each other from stress, antibiotics, and other dangers is driven by the activity of a single gene, scientists report this week in the journal ...
Ruthless behavior may be genetic
Apr 05, 2008 |
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Israeli researchers said genetics may play a role in the behavior of selfish dictators.
Research team finds important role for junk DNA
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have called it "junk DNA." They have long been perplexed by these extensive strands of genetic material that dominate the genome but seem to lack specific functions. Why would nature ...
Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs
Mar 12, 2009 |
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When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th ...
Rapidly evolving gene contributes to origin of species
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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A gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution.
Group selection, a theory whose time has come...again
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Nov 28, 2007 |
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Sociobiology, the discipline founded on Darwin's theory of group evolution, is in theoretical disarray. In a landmark article for the December issue of the Quarterly Review of Biology, eminent evolutionary scientists David ...
Testicular tumors may explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers
Oct 25, 2009 |
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A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain ...
'It takes a genome: How a clash between our genes and modern life is making us sick'
Feb 25, 2009 |
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It's not just the climate that is struggling with what humans have done to the modern world, our genes are feeling the pressure as well, according to Professor Greg Gibson's recently published book.
