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Tentacles of venom: New study reveals all octopuses are venomous
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Once thought to be only the realm of the blue-ringed octopus, researchers have now shown that all octopuses and cuttlefish, and some squid are venomous. The work indicates that they all share a common, ancient venomous ancestor ...
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Tuatara evolving faster than any other species
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Feb 29, 2008 |
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New DNA research has questioned previous notions about the evolution of the tuatara.
Evolution still scientifically stable
Sep 14, 2009 |
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An international team of researchers, including Monash University biochemists, has discovered evidence at the molecular level in support of one of the key tenets of Darwin's theory of evolution.
Natural selection is not the only process that drives evolution
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Why have some of our genes evolved rapidly? It is widely believed that Darwinian natural selection is responsible, but research led by a group at Uppsala University, suggests that a separate neutral (nonadaptive) process ...
Human brains pay a price for being big
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Aug 05, 2008 |
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Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Unique adaptive evolution in snake proteins -- insight into vertebrate physiology
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May 21, 2008 |
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Prior to the advent of large sequence datasets, it was assumed that innovation and divergence at the morphological and physiological level would be easily explained at the molecular level. Molecular explanations for physiological ...
Trichoplax genome sequenced -- 'rosetta stone' for understanding evolution
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Sep 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale molecular and evolutionary biologists in collaboration with Department of Energy scientists produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one of nature's most primitive multicellular organi ...
Molecular Decay of Enamel-Specific Gene in Toothless Mammals Supports Theory of Evolution
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of California, Riverside report new evidence for evolutionary change recorded in both the fossil record and the genomes (or genetic blueprints) of living organisms, ...
Scientists reveal connection between cancer and human evolution
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer.
Shape-shifting coral evade identification
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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The evolutionary tendency of corals to alter their skeletal structure makes it difficult to assign them to different species. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have used genetic marker ...
Catching the common cold virus genome
Mar 16, 2009 |
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A new study by Brigham Young University researchers on the virus behind nearly half of all cold infections explains how and where evolution occurs in the rhinovirus genome and what this means for possible vaccines.
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