Isolated sheep help scientists study ageing
Placental mammal diversity exploded after age of dinosaurs
An international team of researchers has reconstructed the common ancestor of placental mammals—an extremely diverse group including animals ranging from rodents to whales to humans—using the world's ...
Feb 07, 2013
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Western aspen trees commonly carry extra set of chromosomes
A large proportion of aspen in the western U.S. sport an extra set of chromosomes in their cells, a phenomenon termed triploidy, according to new research published Oct. 31 in the open access journal PLoS ON ...
Oct 31, 2012
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Tying our fate to molecular markings
(Phys.org)—A Simon Fraser University physicist has helped discover that understanding how a chemical mark on our DNA affects gene expression could be as useful to scientists as fingerprints are to police at a crime scene.
Oct 11, 2012
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Study demonstrates evolution of stereotypes
(Phys.org)—Researchers from Scotland suggest that stereotypes form and evolve over time through social transmission of information, similar to the way in which languages evolve.
Sep 07, 2012
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In elk hunting, success depends on the animal's personality
University of Alberta led research shows an elk's personality type is a big factor in whether or not it survives the hunting season.
Sep 04, 2012
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Long-held genetic theory doesn't quite make the grade, biologists find
New York University biologists have discovered new mechanisms that control how proteins are expressed in different regions of embryos, while also shedding additional insight into how physical traits are arranged in body plans. ...
Apr 26, 2012
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Explosive evolution need not follow mass extinctions, says study of ancient zooplankton
How the 'street pigeon' got its fancy on
Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics: A bird from ...
Jan 19, 2012
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All-access genome: New study explores packaging of DNA
While efforts to unlock the subtleties of DNA have produced remarkable insights into the code of life, researchers still grapple with fundamental questions. For example, the underlying mechanisms by which ...
Sep 23, 2011
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Abusive men likely to repeat violence if attraction to women is superficial
(PhysOrg.com) -- Abusive men who select partners mainly based on appearance are likely to be violent again after completing an abuser intervention program, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Sep 23, 2011
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New dolphin species discovered in Australia
Researchers in Australia have discovered that dolphin colonies living around Melbourne are a species unlike any other in the world, they revealed on Thursday.
Sep 15, 2011
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'Paranoia' about rivals alters insect mating behavior
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that male fruitflies experience a type of 'paranoia' in the presence of another male, which doubles the length of time they mate with a female, despite the female of the ...
Aug 08, 2011
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Does Cupid play politics? That 'something special' might be your mate's political ideology
Though "variety is the spice of life" and "opposites attract," most people marry only those whose political views align with their own, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ...
May 10, 2011
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Attractive men have long... ring fingers: study
