Oceanography
Zebrafish makes white mice 'arterial anti-clog drug
According to TechnologyReview, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have successfully monitored cholesterol metabolism in genetically modified zebrafis…
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Oceanography
Interesting discovery about the strategy of maintaining the breed of horse striped fish
Scientists at Sheffild University have published an interesting discovery about the strategy of maintaining the breed of zebrafish.
Oceanography
Evolution of fin, limb and gill
Genetic tools that animals use to form fins and limbs are similar to genetic tools that control bone growth in sharks, according to a new study.
Oceanography
People have relatives with sea urchins
Scientists have deciphered the sea urchin genome and found that the soft-bodied creatures are not spent, not the same brain as humans. They found the purple sea urchin g…
Archeology
Secrets of 'DNA' helps dinosaurs dominate Earth
Researchers at the University of Kent, UK, say they have discovered a genetic secret that could help dinosaurs dominate the Earth for 180 million years.
Archeology
Reject the role of FOXP2 gene in human language evolution
Previously, scientists believed that the FOXP2 gene, was associated with the development of speech. It is this gene that explains why modern humans have the advantage of…
Archeology
The DNA of ancient mummies is not the same as the Egyptians today
Scientists say this will be an important premise for their genetic research later.
Archeology
Resurrection of mammoths is at hand
Scientists are sure that the opportunity to revive curly-haired mammoths has disappeared from the Earth's surface 4,000 years ago, through an ambitious project in the fi…
Archeology
Astonishing discovery of human traces in North America 24,000 years ago
The earliest human presence in North America may be at the end of the ice age. The group hid in caves in Bluefish, quickly expanding throughout the continent and being t…
Archeology
Aboriginal Australians represent the oldest civilization on Earth
The study, published this week in the journal Nature, found that the ancestors of indigenous Australian and Papuan Aboriginal people met and mated with a mysterious race…
Archeology
Genetic secrets make other monkeys
When the entire human genome was sequenced for the first time 13 years ago, scientists were stunned to discover that our DNA was so different from its relatives - monkey…
Archeology
Create modern chickens with dinosaur legs for evolutionary research
By inhibiting the expression of a gene in modern chickens, scientists created a pair of legs-like chickens with its ancestral dinosaurs.
Archeology
Humans inherit good genes from ancient Neanderthals
The ancient Neanderthal breed has left modern humans (Homo sapien) not only some good genes against disease, but also their allergies.
Archeology
Turtles have relatives with birds
Turtles may look like relatives of snakes and lizards, but DNA shows that they have more in common with birds.
Archeology
New discovery about the origin of modern Europeans
Modern Europeans originate from the three main ancient groups, not the two groups as previously assumed.