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Evolution of a contraceptive for sea lamprey
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, research by a team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to ...
Researchers Unlock the Secrets of Gene Regulatory Networks
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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A quartet of studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (P ...
Chemical come-on successfully lures lovesick lampreys to traps
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A synthetic chemical version of what male sea lampreys use to attract spawning females can lure them into traps and foil the mating process of the destructive invasive species, according to Michigan State ...
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Ancient Chinese lampreys are studied
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Jun 21, 2006 |
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The fossilized remains of two tiny freshwater lampreys have been found in Inner Mongolia, China, each about 125 million years old.
Study finds way to cut sea lamprey numbers
Oct 03, 2005 |
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Minnesota scientists say they've found a way to reduce sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes by attracting them to areas where they can be sterilized.
Scientists Find Lamprey a 'Living Fossil' -- 360 Million-year-old Fish Hasn't Evolved Much
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Oct 25, 2006 |
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Scientists from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the University of Chicago have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved fossil lamprey from the Devonian period that reveals today’s lampreys ...
Sea lampreys jettison one-fifth of their genome
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that the sea lamprey, which emerged from jawless fish first appearing 500 million years ago, dramatically remodels its genome. Shortly after a fertilized lamprey ...
Researchers help unlock the secrets of gene regulatory networks
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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A quartet of studies by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) highlight a special feature on gene regulatory networks recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) ...
'Evolutionary leaps' questioned
May 18, 2005 |
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New evidence from fossil fish, hundreds of millions of years old, casts doubt on the latest ideas about evolutionary theory. The research, by Dr Philip Donoghue of the University of Bristol and Dr Mark Pur ...
What do a shark fin and a human leg have in common?
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Jul 31, 2006 |
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One of the most important milestones in the evolution of life occurred when paired fins (and later limbs) appeared, leading to new types of locomotion. Now, in the advanced online issue of Nature, scientists ...
Researchers find the root of the evolutionary emergence of vertebrates
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Feb 11, 2008 |
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Dartmouth College researchers and colleagues from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have traced the beginnings of complex life, i.e. vertebrates, to microRNA. The researchers argue that the evolution of microRNAs, which ...
Sea lamprey up in Lake Superior
Aug 27, 2005 |
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The number of sea lamprey has nearly doubled in western Lake Superior in the past year, according to Minnesota and U.S. wildlife officials.
I there but caught a glimpse... of a 410 million-year-old eye or two
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Sep 06, 2006 |
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A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the oldest known fossilised eye capsules from jawed fishes.
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