Scientists have created a 3D map of the woolly mammoth genome from a remarkably well preserved 50,000-year-old sample. Continue reading 3D Map of Woolly Mammoth Genome Preserved For Over 50,000 Years
Come chat with Professor Matthew Harris and learn about how your body shapes and ages the way it does, and the funky fish that make this research possible! Food and drinks will be provided, first come first served, so come hungry and full of questions! WHEN: Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30-8:00 PM WHERE: Aeronaut Brewery, 14 Tyler Street, Somerville WHO: You! Continue reading [June 25th] SBTP Presents “How Does Your Evolution Shape You?”
Paleontologists taking a closer look at an old fossil uncover new information about how leaves evolved. Continue reading Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
In a first, two groups of researchers have created a chimeric mouse brain with rat cells, providing a new way to understand brain evolution. Continue reading Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
Researchers have uncovered a genetic variant that is associated with childhood leukemia disparities in Hispanic-Americans. Continue reading Scientists discover genetic factor underlying childhood cancer risk in Hispanic-Americans
Losing a tail on human’s evolutionary branch may have been caused by a rare kind of mutation resulting from parasitic, self-replicating DNA. Continue reading Researchers discover a unique mutation involved in how humans lost their tails
After generating 187 new genomes from primate species, researchers found a large fraction of the human genome that is highly conserved across evolution. Continue reading Researchers identify regions in the human genome that are consistent across primates
Researchers have discovered that one of humanity’s closest relatives also experiences menopause, contradicting a popular hypothesis about the evolutionary origins of this process. Continue reading Chimpanzees go through menopause, too
In a recent study from UCSF and MIT, researchers found that they could identify evolutionary differences in biological function by comparing the results of CRISPR screens in humans and chimpanzees. Continue reading Scientists compare CRISPR screens in chimpanzee and human cells to understand evolution
No one can escape aging. But scientists have found that turtles and tortoises live much longer and barely age compared to humans and other animals. Continue reading Turtles barely age compared to humans and other animals