Category: Evolution
Bubalus cebuensis.
Scientists have identified a new species of dwarf buffalo.
Post date: Tuesday, October 17th, 2006.
Homologous recombination.
Scientists discover that plants pass on stressful memories to their offspring. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2006.
Neanderthal genome project.
Research project that will sequence the DNA of neanderthal in an attempt to clarify their relationship with modern-day humans. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 20th, 2006.
Mu-opioid receptors.
Pleasure receptors concentrated in an area of the brain involved with comprehension may be an evolutionary reward mechanism for learning new concepts. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006.
Gansus yumenensis.
Webbed-foot bird discovered that lived 115 million year ago may show that birds likely evolved from aquatic ancestors. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 16th, 2006.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
Post date: Thursday, June 1st, 2006.
Topological contour configurations.
Alphabets have been shaped by the contours that man sees in nature.
Post date: Wednesday, April 26th, 2006.
Najash rionegrina.
Snake fossil discovered having two legs may prove that they evolved on land rather than at sea.
Post date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2006.
Channallabes apus.
Catfish discovered that can hunt for its food on land.
Post date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006.
Tiktaalik roseae.
Fossil remains of a crocodile-like fish discovered that may be the missing link explaining how life transitioned from water to land.
Post date: Wednesday, April 5th, 2006.
Maize insect resistance cysteine protease.
Corn enzyme that protects the plants from herbivores by disrupting their attackers’ ability to digest food. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
Mutational deterministic hypothesis.
Sex has evolved as a population cleansing mechanism by concentrating harmful gene mutations into individuals that will eventually be thinned from the herd. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, March 7th, 2006.
Unertan syndrome.
Genetic defect in which the afflicted patient loses speech and crawls on on all fours. (pdf) (html) (via)
Post date: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006.
Guanlong wucaii.
Dinosaur that gave rise to the Tyrannosaurus Rex discovered in China.
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Post date: Wednesday, February 8th, 2006.
Neural crest cells.
Electrosensory system that allows sharks to navigate evolved into the sensory system that enables humans to balance.
Post date: Tuesday, February 7th, 2006.
Lateral gene transfer.
Post date: Friday, February 3rd, 2006.
Polyphenisms.
Biologists have forced evolution on a species of worm by making them turn black or green based on temperature.
Post date: Friday, February 3rd, 2006.
Race gene.
DNA mutation discovered that produces white skin color. (via)
Post date: Friday, December 16th, 2005.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Animated history of the evolution of the modern English alphabet.
Post date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2005.
Hatena.
Japanese researchers discover ‘half-animal, half-plant’ microbe.
Post date: Friday, October 14th, 2005.
Batmaaaaaaan.
Scientists have taught dolphins to sing the Batman theme. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, October 5th, 2005.
Planet of the Man.
Apes spotted in the wild using tools for the first time in recorded history. (via)
Post date: Thursday, September 29th, 2005.
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