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Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra... 27 Mar, 2008 02:51 pm
Biological invaders are organisms that rapidly spread and multiply after being introduced out of their native range. They are considered one of the most... 21 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm
A new paper in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases attempts to tackle a rather sensitive topic... 13 Dec, 2007 04:25 pm
I?ve heard people say that selection pressure on humans has relaxed?or we have slipped from its grip to some degree?and that as a result human evolution... 11 Dec, 2007 10:45 am
Biologists usually think of gene mutations as the raw material for evolution. But a wide-ranging analysis of a correlation between genes and diet across... 29 Nov, 2007 10:59 am
The seminar that I give most often when I am invited to speak at other universities begins with a brief introduction to genomes,...
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Dr T. Ryan Gregory, Genome evolution, evolutionary biology, biodiversity- Read more - Post comment16 Oct, 2007 11:50 am
Philosopher Jerry Fodor offers up the latest example of a familiar genre: essays declaring the forthcoming demise of natural selection,... 26 Sep, 2007 11:07 am
The New Republic has a piece titled The Greatest Dying by Jerry Coyne & Hopi E. Hoekstra (see below the fold for how to read it for free if you don't have... 25 Sep, 2007 12:46 pm
At some point in the distant past, there was a dramatic increase in brain size in our hominid ancestors. From approximately 2 million years ago,... 20 Sep, 2007 08:22 pm
A new study published today in Science attempts to resolve the Hobbit argument. The report states that the so called Hobbit fossils found in Flores,... |