Stickleback fish provide genetic road map for rapid evolution
What happens when you dump an ocean fish into a freshwater lake?
Evolution
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Darwin got sexual selection backward, research suggests
Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by natural selection, he noticed it didn't explain the fancy tails of male peacocks, ...
Evolution
Jun 18, 2021
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Robot chemist offers insight into the origins of life
A robotic 'evolution machine' capable of exploring the generational development of chemical mixtures over long periods of time could help cast new light on the origins of life, scientists say.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 10, 2021
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Researchers tame silicon to interact with light for next-generation microelectronics
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from RAS Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, ITMO University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and A.M. Prokhorov General ...
Nanophysics
Jun 9, 2021
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Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection
Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2021
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Scientists develop the 'evotype' to unlock power of evolution for better engineering biology
Scientists from the University of Bristol have pioneered a new approach to help biological engineers both harness and design the evolutionary potential of new biosystems. Their concept of the "evotype" lays a foundation for ...
Evolution
Jun 8, 2021
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A vital tool to study virus evolution in the test tube
Variants of viruses, such as that causing COVID-19, can now be quickly studied in the laboratory, even before they emerge in nature and become a major public health challenge.
Biotechnology
Jun 8, 2021
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Study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils' response to transmissible cancer
University of Idaho researchers partnered with other scientists from the United States and Australia to study the evolution of Tasmanian devils in response to a unique transmissible cancer.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2021
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Evolutionary medicine looks to our early human ancestors for insight into conditions like diabetes
Like all living things, humans are the product of a complex evolutionary history. Our ancestors' environment and diets, and the limits of human biology, have led to adaptations that have improved our survival through natural ...
Evolution
May 20, 2021
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Which animals will survive climate change?
Climate change is exacerbating problems like habitat loss and temperatures swings that have already pushed many animal species to the brink. But can scientists predict which animals will be able to adapt and survive? Using ...
Plants & Animals
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