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genetics, genetics & genomics, evolution
genetics, genetics & genomics, evolution
Drosophila
’s New Genes
Jef Akst
| Jan 23, 2014
| 3 min read
An analysis of the transcriptomes of several fruit fly strains reveals dozens of possible de novo genes in each.
Male Lineage Not Younger Than Females
Tracy Vence
| Aug 2, 2013
| 2 min read
Two genomic studies place the divergence of men from their most recent common ancestor nearer in time to that of women, though the field is far from a consensus.
Genetic Shift in Salmon
Cristina Luiggi
| Jul 12, 2012
| 2 min read
A new study finds that an Alaskan population of the fish has quickly evolved in response to warming temperatures.
Burgers and Flies
Megan Scudellari
| May 1, 2012
| 9 min read
Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.
Genome Digest
Cristina Luiggi
| Mar 7, 2012
| 3 min read
Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced.
Pioneers Make More Babies
Jef Akst
| Nov 7, 2011
| 1 min read
Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.
Climate-Shaped
Arabidopsis
Genome
Kerry Grens
| Oct 6, 2011
| 3 min read
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with
Arabidopsis
fitness in various climates.
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