The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Since first appearing in late 2019, the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2, has had a range of impacts on those it infects.
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Evolution
Neandertal gene variant increases risk of severe COVID-19
A study published in Nature shows that a segment of DNA that causes their carriers to have an up to
Read morePlanktonic sea snails and slugs may be more adaptable to ocean acidification than expected
An evolutionary study finds that pteropods, or “wing-footed” sea snails and slugs, have faced acidified oceans in the past – and survived.
Read moreNew global research network to explore wonders of bats
STONY BROOK, NY, September 30, 2020 – Bats are nature’s solution to control insect pests like mosquitos and earworms, they
Read moreArnhem Land Maliwawa rock art opens window to past
Stunning Arnhem Land rock art images including three rare depictions of bilbies and a dugong have been described by researchers
Read moreMosquitos lost an essential gene with no ill effects
UMD study suggests caution is needed for research that presumes closely related species use the same genes for similar functions
Read moreThe ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19
Since first appearing in late 2019, the novel virus, SARS-CoV-2, has had a range of impacts on those it infects.
Read moreAn unintended consequence
New model shows that industrial fishing could promote anti-social fish behavior
Read moreRodent ancestors combined portions of blood and venom genes to make pheromones
Over 100 genomes searched to find origin of pheromone gene family
Read moreStudy highlights lack of evidence for plasticity-led evolution in lizards
Recent findings suggest the repeated evolution of similar traits in island lizards was not channelled by developmental responses to the environment, as commonly thought
Read moreGenomes of two millipede species shed light on their evolution, development and physiology
Millipedes, those many-legged denizens of the soil surface throughout the world, don’t always get the recognition they deserve. But a
Read moreWildcats threatened by their domestic cousins
Wildcats in the Swiss Jura will undergo an irreversible genetic replacement by domestic cats if no preventive measures are taken.
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