Evolution favors new diseases of 'intermediate' severity
New epidemic diseases have an evolutionary advantage if they are of "intermediate" severity, research shows.
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News tagged with evolutionary advantage
Herpesvirsuses hedge their bets to optimize survival
When investors hedge a bet, they divvy their money between risky investments, which might make a large profit, and safe investments, which help ensure that not everything is lost in a market crash. The herpesvirus cytomegalovirus, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 6, 2020
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'Profound' evolution: Wasps learn to recognize faces
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers—something that most other insects cannot do—signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work together.
Plants & Animals
Jan 27, 2020
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Scientists explain how leaf apex enhances water drainage
Chinese scientists have recently shown how the tiny apex structure in plant leaves controls water drainage and confers an evolutionary advantage.
General Physics
Jan 15, 2020
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How accumulating useful genes helps older yeast fare better in tougher times
Genome amplification, whereby organisms bump up the number of copies of beneficial genes in response to environmental stresses, is implicated in diseases such as cancer and also in ageing. Researchers in the Babraham Institute's ...
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2019
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Behavioral scientists test biological principle on free-living Assamese macaques
"Birds of a feather flock together," or rather "opposites attract"? A recently published study on male macaques in Thailand speaks for the former: Behavioral biologists from the German Primate Centre—Leibniz Institute for ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2019
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RNR 'switch' offers hope in battling antibiotic resistant bacteria
New research from Cornell University offers a new pathway for targeting pathogens in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 17, 2019
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Species evolve ways to back up life's machinery
Scientists have learned a lot about evolution by studying fossils, by observing nature and, more recently, by unraveling the genetic code stored in DNA.
Evolution
Feb 26, 2019
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Looking for love online may impact how humans evolve
Anybody looking for a Valentine's Day date in cyberspace might want to consider this prediction from an evolutionary biologist: Online dating could affect how humans evolve in the future.
Evolution
Feb 12, 2019
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T. rex bite 'no match for a finch'
Tyrannosaurus rex, renowned for being one of the most fearsome creatures to have ever lived, evolved a bite that was less impressive in relation to its body size than a tiny Galapagos ground finch, scientists say.
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2019
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