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Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs
Mar 12, 2009 |
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When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th ...
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Research sheds light on benefits of multiple mates
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Nov 20, 2008 |
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New research could explain why females of many species have multiple partners. Published on Friday 21 November 2008 in leading journal Science, the study was carried out by a team from the Universities of Exeter (UK), Okayam ...
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.
'It takes a genome: How a clash between our genes and modern life is making us sick'
Feb 25, 2009 |
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It's not just the climate that is struggling with what humans have done to the modern world, our genes are feeling the pressure as well, according to Professor Greg Gibson's recently published book.
All of us -- from slime mould to MPs -- are born to cheat
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Organisms are genetically programmed to cheat the system and have to be policed to stop them putting their needs ahead of society and thus threatening its survival, say scientists.
'Free play' for children, teens is vital to social development, psychologist says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life.
Mom was right: Why nice guys usually get the girls
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Female water striders often reject their most persistent and aggressive suitors and prefer the males who aren't so grabby, according to new research. Water striders are insects commonly seen ...
Harnessing network anarchy for the common good
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anarchy may be the bane of political conservatives, but on the internet it is the essence of the information superhighway.
To queue or not to queue?
Sep 22, 2008 |
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If there's one thing that separates humankind from the animals, it's that human beings wait in lines. To make a deposit at the bank, to pay for groceries, even to vote -- we've all learned to queue, one behind the other. ...
Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide potential drug targets
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer and ...
Parasites ready to jump: How the cell represses mobile genetic elements
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Transposons are mobile genetic elements found in the hereditary material of humans and other organisms. They can replicate and the new copies can insert at novel sites in the genome. Because this threatens the whole organism, ...
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