News tagged with evolutionary processes
Discovery of novel genes could unlock mystery of what makes us uniquely human
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a study published online in Genome Research, scientists have made a ...
Seals quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Southern Elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breeding site thousands of kilometres from existing breeding grounds, according to new research.
Diuscovery in amber reveals ancient biology of termites
May 14, 2009 |
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The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of "mutualism" ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the ...
Wild about the evolution of domesticated yeast
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It lives all around us and is probably one of the earliest domesticated organisms. Humans have been using it for tens of thousands of years. There is evidence that the Ancient Egyptians used it for baking ...
Parasites in the genome -- A molecular parasite could play an important role in human evolution
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany, determined the structure of a protein (L1ORF1p), which is encoded by a parasitic genetic element and which is responsible ...
