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New 'molecular clock' aids dating of human migration history
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration - even when no corroborating archaeological evidence exists.
Assisted colonization key to species' survival in changing climate
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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Species are adapting slowly to climate change and 'assisted colonisation' can play a vital role in helping wildlife to survive in a warming world.
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Viking mice tell tales of British Isles
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The humble house mouse can tell us a lot about the history of colonisation on the British Isles according to research published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...
The first men and women from the Canary Islands were Berbers
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A team of Spanish and Portuguese researchers has carried out molecular genetic analysis of the Y chromosome (transmitted only by males) of the aboriginal population of the Canary Islands to determine their ...
New Zealand colonised 1000 years later than previously thought
Jun 03, 2008 |
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A University of Adelaide palaeontologist has helped to uncover compelling new evidence that New Zealand was discovered 1000 years later than commonly believed.
The 700-year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache
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Jul 15, 2008 |
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Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, (H. pylori) have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies. A study of human remains believed to predate Colum ...
Mummy's amazing American maize
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Feb 14, 2007 |
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The far-reaching influence of Spanish and Portuguese colonisers appears not to have extended to South American agriculture, scientists studying a 1,400-year-old Andean mummy have found.
Mummy's amazing American maize
Feb 09, 2007 |
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The far-reaching influence of Spanish and Portuguese colonisers appears not to have extended to South American agriculture, scientists studying a 1,400-year-old Andean mummy have found.
1 in 4 nursing home residents carry MRSA
Jun 04, 2009 |
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MRSA is a major problem in nursing homes with one in four residents carrying the bacteria, a study by Queen's University Belfast and Antrim Area Hospital has found.
New penguin species found in New Zealand
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian and New Zealand researchers have used ancient DNA from penguin fossils to make a startling discovery that may change the way we view species extinctions.
New method reveals ancestry surprises
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May 23, 2008 |
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A statistical approach to studying genetic variation promises to shed new light on the history of human migration.
Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer.
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