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Evolution
Evolution: the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. Repeated formation of new species, change within species, and loss of species throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships, using both existing species and fossils.
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NOV 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With time lapse photography, scientists have now learned more about the symmetry of sea stars. This work could tell us m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancyWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 08, 2021Cancer
Elephants possess two qualities that might make one expect they are at high risk of developing cancer; they are large an ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 05, 2021Plants & Animals
Meet Mussaurus patagonicus, an adorable five-foot-tall early sauropod or "long neck"Written By: Timothy JamesNOV 02, 2021Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 25, 2021Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Space & Astronomy
One of the most difficult aspects of studying space is that most things, on the astronomical scale, happen very slowly. ...Written By: Matthew LundyOCT 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A new study has used computational tools to investigate evolution in the human genome that's occurred over the past 50,0 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2021Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Viruses are natures shapeshifters; their genomes are in a constant state of flux as they divide in their hosts. Over tim ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork © ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2021Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers have found that people who perceive social relations in general Darwinian terms tend toward various personal ...SEP 09, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study released last Tuesday highlights a surprising response to climate change: physical changes in animal mo ...Written By: Matthew LundySEP 09, 2021Plants & Animals
According to new research published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, hummingbirds use an ill-understood sense of ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With time lapse photography, scientists have now learned more about the symmetry of sea stars. This work could tell us m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study finds that over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancy
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 08, 2021
Cancer
Elephants possess two qualities that might make one expect they are at high risk of developing cancer; they are large an
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 05, 2021
Plants & Animals
Meet Mussaurus patagonicus, an adorable five-foot-tall early sauropod or "long neck"
Written By:
Timothy James
NOV 02, 2021
Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 25, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes are engaged in a never-ending battle, and they have ways of attacking each other as well as defense mechanisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Space & Astronomy
One of the most difficult aspects of studying space is that most things, on the astronomical scale, happen very slowly.
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
OCT 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has used computational tools to investigate evolution in the human genome that's occurred over the past 50,0
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
![Is It the Junk [DNA] That Makes Our Brains Human?](https://d3bkbkx82g74b8.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJsYWJyb290cy1pbWFnZXMiLCJrZXkiOiJjb250ZW50X2FydGljbGVfcHJvZmlsZV9pbWFnZV80ZWFhZTU0ZGNmZmYzMjQ3NjRhOWQzN2RkYmI4MzQ1OGJkYWNhZjI3Xzg5NjkucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjcwMCwiaGVpZ2h0IjozNTAsImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwicG9zaXRpb24iOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kIjoiI2ZmZiJ9LCJmbGF0dGVuIjp7ImJhY2tncm91bmQiOiIjZmZmIn19fQ==)
Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's not unusual for people in workplaces and at home to have different temperature preferences. There may be biological
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viruses are natures shapeshifters; their genomes are in a constant state of flux as they divide in their hosts. Over tim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Late last year, researchers reported the discovery of an unusual dinosaur fossil called Ubirajara in Brazil / Artwork ©
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Reporting in Nature Communications, scientists have suggested that every living snake on earth evolved from just a handf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Microbiology
When health officials are trying to control a disease outbreak, diagnostic tests can be a crucial tool that provides inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that people who perceive social relations in general Darwinian terms tend toward various personal
...
SEP 09, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study released last Tuesday highlights a surprising response to climate change: physical changes in animal mo
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
SEP 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
According to new research published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, hummingbirds use an ill-understood sense of
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research sheds insight into the evolution of the human pelvis by using macaque hybrid models.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt