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,…