Not so long ago it was the work of many years to sequence the genome of a single organism: the human genome project, for example, took many laboratories a total of 13 years to complete. The availability of so-called next-generation ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jan 05, 2012 not rated yet 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland scientists have discovered that an ancient relative of rice contains genes that could potentially save food crops from the devastating effects of global warming.

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 19, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 1 |

BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, announced that a study on resequencing 50 accessions of cultivated and wild rice was published online today in Nature Biotechnology. The study provides one of the largest genome ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 11, 2011 2 / 5 (1) 0

Bedbugs aren't just sleeping with you. They're sleeping with each other. Researchers now say that the creepy bugs have a special genetic gift: withstanding incest.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 07, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

UCLA life scientists and colleagues have produced the most comprehensive mathematical model ever devised to track the health of populations exposed to environmental change.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 03, 2011 4.4 / 5 (8) 15 |

Genetically modified animals are designed to contain the spread of pathogens. One prerequisite for the release of such organisms into the environment is that the new gene variant does not spread uncontrollably, ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 21, 2011 not rated yet 0 |

Evolutionary history shows that human populations likely originated in Africa, and the Genographic Project, the most extensive survey of human population genetic data to date, suggests where they went next. ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 02, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, a team of researchers headed by anthropologist Michael Krützen from the University of Zurich has demonstrated that great apes also have ...

Biology - Evolution

Oct 20, 2011 4.9 / 5 (8) 8 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper by researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute reveals the limitations of evolutionary studies that ignore geography. They show that how individuals are arranged in space, and the ...

Biology - Evolution

Oct 19, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Last week the International Journal of Myriapodology published the first population genetic study of cave millipedes. This research highlights an important challenge in the conservation of cave biodiversity – ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 17, 2011 not rated yet 0

Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, second only to tropical rain forests. Bird's nest coral (Seriatopora hystrix) is common throughout the Indo-Pacific and is able to live across a range of dep ...

Biology - Evolution

Oct 17, 2011 not rated yet 0

Large, persistent populations of genetically engineered canola 1 have been found outside of cultivation in North Dakota. As genetically engineered crops become increasingly prevalent in the United States, concerns remain ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 05, 2011 not rated yet 1

Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 22, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history.

Biology - Biotechnology

Sep 20, 2011 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

How modern-day humans dispersed on the planet and the pace of civilization-changing technologies that accompanied their migrations are enduring mysteries. Scholars believe ancient peoples on Europe and Asia moved primarily ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

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