The extraordinary level of conservation of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) mitochondrial genome has redefined our interpretation of evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants), finds research in bio ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 14, 2013 4.1 / 5 (7) 1 |

Large numbers of people moved between Africa and Europe during recent and well-documented time periods such as the Roman Empire, the Arab conquest, and the slave trade, and genetic evidence of these migrations lives on in ...

Biology - Evolution

Mar 26, 2012 3 / 5 (7) 1 |

Several periods of field work during 2008 have led to the discovery of a new species of bamboo-feeding plant lice in Costa Rica's high-altitude region "Cerro de la Muerte". The discovery was made thanks to ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Scientists are a step closer to explaining one of the most enduring mysteries of modern biology; why are there males and females?

Biology - Evolution

Dec 19, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 2 |

An endangered species of horse -- known as Przewalski's horse -- is much more distantly related to the domestic horse than researchers had previously hypothesized, reports a team of investigators led by Kateryna ...

Biology - Evolution

Sep 07, 2011 4.9 / 5 (7) 0 |

For the last several years, neurologists have been probing a connection between Parkinson's disease and problems with mitochondria, the miniature power plants of the cell.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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An curious contagious cancer, found in dogs, wolves and coyotes, can repair its own genetic mutations by adopting genes from its host animal, according to a new study in the journal Science.

Medicine & Health - Cancer

Jan 20, 2011 not rated yet 2 |

Debates have raged for decades about how to arrange the Australian and South American branches of the marsupial family tree.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 27, 2010 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

The ancestor of all hammerhead sharks probably appeared abruptly in Earth's oceans about 20 million years ago and was as big as some contemporary hammerheads, according to a new study led by the University ...

Biology - Evolution

May 18, 2010 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- The molecular caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect humans against cancer and premature cellular aging show a surprising inability to protect themselves against ultraviolet radiation, ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Apr 30, 2010 5 / 5 (8) 6 |

New research on Type 2 diabetes by Trinity College Dublin researchers could benefit young adults (aged 18-25 years) with the condition. The research led by Professor John Nolan of Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Feb 01, 2010 not rated yet 0

Soon you could be genetically screened for mitochondrial disorders quickly and comprehensively. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Genome Medicine, outlines an innovative clinical diagnostic test f ...

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Oct 22, 2009 not rated yet 0

Flies fed an "anti-Atkins" low protein diet live longer because their mitochondria function better. The research, done at the Buck Institute for Age Research, shows that the molecular mechanisms responsible for the lifespan ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 01, 2009 3 / 5 (2) 1

Researchers are delving into abnormal gene function in mitochondria, structures within cells that power our lives. Mitochondria are the place where energy is generated from the most basic molecules of food. Because this function ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Sep 24, 2009 5 / 5 (1) 0

A protein called STAT3 has been found to play a fundamental role in converting normal cells to cancerous cells, according to a new study led by David E. Levy, Ph.D., professor of pathology and microbiology at NYU Langone ...

Medicine & Health - Cancer

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