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Evolution: Fossils Pinpoint Ape and Monkey Split
An artist's illustration shows Rukwapithecus (front, center) and Nsungwepithecus (right).
Our australopith ancestors heard their world differently from modern humans.
Early hominins couldn't have heard modern speech - life - 13 May 2013
DNA study shows Europeans share common ancestors who lived 1,000 years ago
The results confirm decade-old mathematical models, but will nevertheless come as a surprise to Europeans accustomed to thinking of ancient nations composed of distinct ethnic groups like “Germans,” ‘’Irish” or “Serbs.” “What’s remarkable about this is how closely everyone is related to each other,” said Graham Coop of the University of California, Davis, who co-wrote the study published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Biology. Coop and his fellow author Peter Ralph of the University of Southern California used a database containing more than 2,250 genetic samples to look for shared DNA segments that would point to distant shared relatives.
First Posted: May 01, 2013 01:28 PM EDT A tiny, winged fossil could shed light on the origins of swift and hummingbird flight.
Tiny Winged Fossil Reveals Origins of Speedy Swift and Hummingbird Flight : Nature & Environment : Science World Report
New technique gives see-through view into mouse brains | Genes & Cells
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Scientists from Arizona State University have unraveled the mysteries of spider silk using a laser light scattering technique.
Scientists unravel mysteries of spider silk to create bulletproof vests, artificial tendons | Science Recorder
Learning to love cereal was key to the evolution of dogs
In particular, dogs show changes in genes governing three key steps in the digestion of starch.
Mar. 7, 2013 — How do neurons store information about past events?
Epigenetics: Neurons remember because they move genes in space
Flowers are nature's ad men. They'll do anything to attract the attention of the pollinators that help them reproduce. That means spending precious energy on bright pigments, enticing fragrances and dazzling patterns.
Honey, It's Electric: Bees Sense Charge On Flowers
Predictable Evolution? --Identical Mutations in Seperate Populations Over 1,000 Generations
Understanding how and why diversification occurs is important for understanding why there are so many species on Earth. In a new study published on 19 February in the open access journal PLOS Biology, researchers show that similar—or even identical—mutations can occur during diversification in completely separate populations of E. coli evolving in different environments over more than 1000 generations.
Eat your heart out Steven Spielberg — turns out artificial intelligence is not just a figment of your imagination. A team of researchers lead by Lulu Qian from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have for the first developed an artificial neural network — that is, the beginnings of a brain — out of DNA molecules.
Test Tube DNA Brain Gets Quiz Questions Right
Common Ancestor of Mammals Plucked From Obscurity
Illustration by Carl BuellZoologger: The first solar-powered vertebrate - life - 18 January 2013
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the worldScientific evidence that you probably don’t have free will
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