From a 20-Foot Poop Pile, Scientists Uncover the Secrets of Giant Sloths
Ancient sloths lived in trees, on mountains, in deserts, boreal forests, and open savannahs. These differences in habitat…
Fueling chromosomal gene diversification and artificial evolution with CRISPR | Genome Biology
Wilson DS, Keefe AD. Random mutagenesis by PCR. Curr Protoc Mol Biol. 2001;51:8–3. Google Scholar Reetz MT, Wu…
Scientists Discover New “Ghost” Species of Marsupial, Closely Related to the Kangaroo
Bettong illustration. Credit: Nellie Pease Scientists have discovered a new species of marsupial in Australia’s bushland, closely related…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
European cisco roe is known as a Swedish delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
Genomics will forever reshape forensic science and criminal justice | Genome Biology
Historically, genomics and forensic science have progressed along distinct trajectories. Genomics, driven by large-scale initiatives like the Human…
Regulation of heterosis-associated gene expression complementation in maize hybrids | Genome Biology
Plant genetic resources The IBM-RIL syn. 4 population [19] represents a collection of highly diversified genotypes with respect…
Deep-Sea Ghost Sharks Grow Teeth on Their Foreheads, and Scientists Finally Know Why
Caught male Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) showing the [extended/erect] frontal clasper (tenaculum) on the front of the head.…
Autism’s High Prevalence Could Be an Evolutionary Trade-Off
Scientists have uncovered evidence that autism-linked genes evolved unusually quickly in humans, possibly shaping traits like prolonged brain…
Medieval genomes from eastern Iberia illuminate the role of Morisco mass deportations in dismantling a long-standing genetic bridge with North Africa | Genome Biology
Barceló C, Labarta A. Archivos moriscos: textos árabes de la minoría islámica valenciana 1401–1608. Universitat de València; 2009.…
New Species of “Living Fossil” Fish Found Hiding in Plain Sight After 150 Years
Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic…
Urbanization and genetic homogenization in the medieval Low Countries revealed through a ten-century paleogenomic study of the city of Sint-Truiden | Genome Biology
Lawson DJ, Hellenthal G, Myers S, Falush D. Inference of Population Structure using Dense Haplotype Data. Copenhaver GP,…