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Early humans swapped bite for brain - 24 March 2004 - New Scientist

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:40:22 +0000

Humans owe their big brains and sophisticated culture to a single genetic mutation that weakened our jaw muscles about 2.4 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Tags: #evolution #genes #genetics #jaws

BBC News - 'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:13:27 +0000

"Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell. "

Tags: #artificiallife #bacteria #biotech #dna #genetics #science

Horizontal and vertical: The evolution of evolution - life - 26 January 2010 - New Scientist

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:47 +0000

"JUST suppose that Darwin's ideas were only a part of the story of evolution. Suppose that a process he never wrote about, and never even imagined, has been controlling the evolution of life throughout most of the Earth's history. It may sound preposterous, but this is exactly what microbiologist Carl Woese and physicist Nigel Goldenfeld, both at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, believe. Darwin's explanation of evolution, they argue, even in its sophisticated modern form, applies only to a recent phase of life on Earth."

Tags: #coding #darwin #dna #evolution #genes #genetics

Unorthodox - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:20:43 +0000

"This has three odd consequences. The first is that, by the end of sex, the two individuals have become genetically identical. It’s as if you and your mate began coitus as yourselves and finished as identical twins. The second odd consequence is that, partway through its life, a ciliate can radically alter its genetic make-up; genetically speaking, the transformation is so extreme that it’s as if you changed into one of your children. Talk about being reborn."

Tags: #biology #clilates #dna #evolution #genetics #reproduction #science #sex

France 24 | ‘Superweed’ explosion threatens Monsanto heartlands | France 24

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:00:35 +0000

Tags: #agriculture #farming #genetics #monsanto

Image evolution

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:56:11 +0000

Tags: #ai #algorithms #evolution #genetics #graphics #javascript #science

New Scientist Breaking News - The chimpanzee genome is unveiled

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:00:41 +0000

"Coming face to face with the details of evolution is really spectacular."

Tags: #evolution #genetics #science

Article: Survival of genetic homosexual traits explained | New Scientist

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:51:24 +0000

“The same factor that influences sexual orientation in males promotes higher fecundity in females.”

Tags: #genetics #homosexuality

Chromosomes reveal surprise human-chimp differences

Thu, 27 May 2004 23:49:50 +0000

"Humans and their closest relatives, chimpanzees, may be more different than geneticists have realised."

Tags: #genetics #medicine

One Step Closer To Reading The Book Of Life

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 02:49:07 +0000

"Each of the "words" discovered by Gojobori and his group represents a single gene and matching protein in the human body."

Tags: #genetics #medicine #science

Bigger Brain Linked to Muscle Mutation

Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:22:27 +0000

"...the decrease in jaw-muscle size and force eliminated stress on the skull, which 'released' an evolutionary constraint on brain growth."

Tags: #evolution #genetics

Brain Gene May Explain Human, Chimp Differences

Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:15:09 +0000

"A gene has been identified that appears responsible for key differences between the brain of humans and other primates."

Tags: #brain #evolution #genetics