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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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MAR 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers engineer mutant ribosomes that can create biopolymers that are not found in nature.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging tool with a vast array of biomedical applications ranging from the detection of bra ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A small new study suggests that some bats might be able to resist a devastating fungal disease called white nose syndrom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2020Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A group of ancient humans that has never been identified has been revealed not through fossils, but with modern DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2020Neuroscience
Traditional notions of artificial intelligence (AI) are outdated. Rather than simply being able to understand inventory ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Did you know that the standard human body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was established in 1868? A few modern s ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2020Microbiology
Humans might have a critical dependence on the microbes in their guts, but it seems that not all animals do.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During evolution, the size of the human brain increased significantly compared to other primates.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms as different as humans and algae have some biological mechanisms in common.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2019Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a dangerous disease for two reasons: its stealth and its resistance to many anti-cancer drugs. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 16, 2019Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers engineer mutant ribosomes that can create biopolymers that are not found in nature.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging tool with a vast array of biomedical applications ranging from the detection of bra
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A small new study suggests that some bats might be able to resist a devastating fungal disease called white nose syndrom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In 2018 in a place called Belaya Gora in northeastern Siberia, a frozen bird was found in the ground. A sample of DNA wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2020
Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A group of ancient humans that has never been identified has been revealed not through fossils, but with modern DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Traditional notions of artificial intelligence (AI) are outdated. Rather than simply being able to understand inventory
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that our collective misuse of tropical
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Did you know that the standard human body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was established in 1868? A few modern s
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Microbiology
Humans might have a critical dependence on the microbes in their guts, but it seems that not all animals do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During evolution, the size of the human brain increased significantly compared to other primates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms as different as humans and algae have some biological mechanisms in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2019
Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a dangerous disease for two reasons: its stealth and its resistance to many anti-cancer drugs. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
The humble sloth – an animal that is renowned for its slowness. In fact, it’s considered one of the slowest
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch