The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels than reptiles), currently believed to have originated separately in birds and mammals, could have occurred nearly 300 million ...
Evolution
Dec 13, 2021
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In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds-our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age.
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2010
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Research led by the University of Bristol has uncovered evidence that early farmers were adapting to climate change 8,200 years ago.
Archaeology
Aug 13, 2018
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Loyola University Chicago researchers are among the co-authors of a groundbreaking study that found humans have a higher metabolism rate than closely related primates, which enabled humans to evolve larger brains.
Evolution
May 4, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2012
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(Phys.org) —New research reveals that pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products, as well as drug delivery, MRI contrast agents and solar cells can inhibit adipose (fat) storage and lead ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 18, 2013
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Get a charge out of chocolate? New research suggests candy companies may be able to make lower fat versions of the tasty treat with a little electrical trick.
General Physics
Jun 20, 2016
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Blame junk food or a lack of exercise. But long before the modern obesity epidemic, evolution made us fat too.
Evolution
Jun 26, 2019
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Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine as a health promoter. ...
Other
Jun 19, 2009
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The first comprehensive analysis of the woolly mammoth genome reveals extensive genetic changes that allowed mammoths to adapt to life in the arctic. Mammoth genes that differed from their counterparts in elephants played ...
Archaeology
Jul 2, 2015
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