When early Stone Age farmers first moved into Europe from the Near East about 8,000 years ago, they met and began mixing with the existing hunter-gatherer populations. Now genome-wide studies of hundreds of ancient genomes ...
Evolution
Mar 23, 2023
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Major changes in the spinal columns of mammals have been shaped by their highly variable numbers of vertebrae, according to new evidence from a team of international scientists, including researchers from the Milner Center ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 15, 2023
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Like a merchant of old, balancing the weights of two different commodities on a scale, nature can keep different genetic traits in balance as a species evolves over millions of years.
Evolution
Feb 21, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have found why zebra fur is thinly striped and sharply outlined.
Evolution
Feb 20, 2023
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A deeper understanding of how tumor cells respond to treatment is vital to improving the effectiveness of therapies for diseases such as cancer. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have ...
Evolution
Feb 10, 2023
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Long believed to be a uniquely human trait crucial for communication, visible white sclera—the "whites of the eye"—occur more commonly in chimpanzees and other mammals than previously reported, finds a new study from ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2023
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Pathogens are disease-causing organisms. By natural selection, they develop evasion mechanisms to outsmart the host's immune system and to get the upper hand. One way to support the immune system and fight back is medical ...
Evolution
Feb 2, 2023
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Bird species that breed with several sexual partners have fewer harmful mutations, according to a study led by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The study, published in Evolution, shows for the first ...
Evolution
Jan 24, 2023
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Genetic manipulation has come a long way.
Biotechnology
Jan 6, 2023
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With its powerful digging shovels, the European mole can burrow through the soil with ease. The same applies to the Australian marsupial mole. Although the two animal species live far apart, they have developed similar organs ...
Evolution
Jan 5, 2023
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