Category Archives: Genetics
LEMUR EVOLUTION
March 2007 An article from Trends in Genetics looking at the patterns of evolution in Lemurs (Uni/Athens needed to get past the abstract).
DINOSAUR GENOMICS
March 2007 Actually extracting dinosaur DNA is the stuff of science fiction, and will probably remain so. But studying broad patterns of genomic variation can give insights into the deep past, and the mysterious present. Research article in Nature, Science magazine article … Continue reading
YOU ALL HATE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY BUT – 1
March 2007 It can be used in tracking ivory, to reveal patterns of poaching and illegal trade.
Filed under Conservation, Ecology (political), Genetics, Mammals
YOU ALL HATE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY BUT – 2
March 2007 Molecular population genetic studies of humans reveal that the ability to consume dairy products is a relatively recent event, telling us something about the development of agriculture and the plasticity of the human genome. Read more here.
Filed under Genetics, Human evolution
YOU ALL HATE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
February 2007 But it can be useful! Molecular studies of bats have revealed six new species, including one like this funky looking silky short-tailed bat, who looks remarkably like Beavis (or is it Butthead?)
Filed under Conservation, Genetics, Mammals
HUMAN EVOLUTION & THE NEANDERTHAL GENOME
November 2006 This week saw the publication of the first drafts of the Neanderthal Genome – the genome of our closest relative. There is a FREE ACCESS “focus” section on the Nature website, which includes a video, a link to the latest … Continue reading
Filed under Audio files, Genetics, Human evolution, Videos
WHAT’S THE BUZZ?
October 2006 The honeybee genome has just been published in Nature. Full details on what this means for our understanding of bee behaviour and evolution, plus links to the Nature podcast about the genome etc here.
Filed under Audio files, Behaviour, Evolution, Genetics, Insects
