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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.
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'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan
May 27, 2009 |
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A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.
Hidden genitalia in female water striders makes males 'sing'
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In a study published in PLoS ONE June 10, Chang Seok Han and Piotr Jablonski at Seoul National University, Korea, report that by evolving a morphological shield to protect their genitalia from males' forceful copulatory attemp ...
A vast right arm conspiracy? Study suggests handedness may effect body perception
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these ...
Infertility and the battle of the sexes
Sep 08, 2009 |
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About 10% of all couples hoping for a baby have fertility problems. Environmentalists say pollution is to blame and psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles, but evolutionary biologist Dr. Oren Hasson of Tel Aviv University's ...
In evolutionary arms race, a bacterium is found that outwits tomato plant's defenses
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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An arms race is under way in the plant world. It is an evolutionary battle in which plants are trying to beef up their defenses against the innovative strategies of pathogens. The latest example of this war ...
New bird species found in Idaho
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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One does not expect to discover a bird species new to science while wandering around the continental United States. Nor does one expect that such a species would provide much insight into how coevolutionary ...
Australian orchids' sneaky sex tricks
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Aug 20, 2007 |
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Australian orchids are engaged in an arms race, using sensory overload to seduce male insects. Macquarie University PhD student Anne Gaskett has discovered just how they do it. Her work is important to the ...
A solution to Darwin's 'mystery of the mysteries' emerges from the dark matter of the genome
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Biological species are often defined on the basis of reproductive isolation. Ever since Darwin pointed out his difficulty in explaining why crosses between two species often yield sterile or inviable progeny (for instance, ...
Being unique has advantages:'Rareness' key to some insects being favored by evolution
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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As the saying goes- blondes have more fun, but in the world of insects it may actually be the rare 'redheads' that have the last laugh..., at least in terms of evolution.
Birds use social learning to enhance nest defense
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Reed warblers live with the threat that a cuckoo bird will infiltrate their nest, remove one of their eggs, and replace it with the cuckoo's own. This 'parasitism' enables the cuckoo to have its young raised by unsuspecting ...
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