Charles Darwin News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/charles_darwin/ 新的Evolu查尔斯·达尔文的理论研究tion. Read science articles on mutations, natural selection and how new species appear. Photos. en-us Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:54:39 EDT Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:54:39 EDT 60 Charles Darwin News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/charles_darwin/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm Researchers report that the flexible shoulders and elbows that allow us to throw a football or reach a high shelf may have evolved as a natural braking system that let our primate ancestors get out of trees without dying. The researchers used sports-analysis software to compare the climbing movements of chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys. While the animals climb up trees similarly, the researchers found that the shallow, rounded shoulder joints and shortened elbow bones that chimps have -- similar to humans -- allow them to fully extend their arms above their heads when climbing down, holding onto branches like a person going down a ladder to support their greater weight. When early humans left forests for the grassy savanna, these versatile appendages would have been essential for gathering food and using tools for hunting and defense. The findings are among the first to identify the significance of 'downclimbing' in the evolution of apes and early humans. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm Pioneering research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125010.htm A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how they evolved over the past billion years. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:50:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125010.htm Mutation rates in whales are much higher than previously reported //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142901.htm An international team of marine scientists has studied the DNA of family groups from four different whale species to estimate their mutation rates. Using the newly determined rates, the group found that the number of humpback whales in the North Atlantic before whaling was 86 percent lower than earlier studies suggested. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:29:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142901.htm Algae provide clues about 600 million years of plant evolution //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160828.htm Researchers generated large scale gene expression data to investigate the molecular networks that operate in one of the closest algal relatives of land plants, a humble single-celled alga called Mesotaenium endlicherianum. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:08:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160828.htm Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a billion years ago. The creature's soft anatomy was well-preserved, allowing it to be imaged almost completely: It fills a gap in our understanding of the evolution of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165407.htm New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. The researchers worked with a plant called wild radish and its stamens, or pollen-producing parts, two of which are short and four are long. Roughly 55 million years ago, wild radish ancestors had stamens of equal length. The team selectively bred -- or artificially selected -- wild radish to reduce the difference in stamen length and return the plant to a more ancestral look. This shows that today's wild radish and, likely, its family members still have the requisite genetic variability to evolve, but natural selection is preserving its different stamen lengths. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:54:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165407.htm Noncoding DNA explains a majority of the heritability of dairy cattle traits, like milk production and fertility //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122549.htm Regulatory genes -- genes that control how other genes are used -- are responsible for 69% of the heritability of dairy cattle traits such as milk production and fertility, according to a new study. This contribution is 44% more than expected and much higher than previous studies of regulatory genes in humans. The findings, reported by a team of animal and human geneticists, could improve the efficiency of agricultural breeding programs. The study also helps solve the longstanding mystery of why mammalian genomes contain so much noncoding DNA. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:49 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122549.htm The modern sea spider had started to diversify by the Jurassic, study finds //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817164019.htm An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to living species, unlike older fossils of their kind. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:40:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230817164019.htm Study explains how part of the nucleolus evolved //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815131858.htm Biologists discovered that a scaffolding protein called TCOF1 is responsible for the formation of a biomolecular condensate called the fibrillar center, which forms within the cell nucleolus. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:18:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815131858.htm Elephant ancestors´ teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122252.htm A new study shows that the cheek teeth of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) evolved in response to dietary changes due to vegetation changes and climate change in East Africa during the last 26 million years. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:22:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122252.htm Evolving elegance: Scientists connect beauty and safeguarding in ammonoid shells //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230811115502.htm With 350 million years of evolution culminating in almost two centuries of scientific discourse, a new hypothesis emerges. Researchers propose a new explanation for why ammonoids evolved a highly elaborate, fractal-like geometry within their shells. Their analysis shows that the increasing complexity of shell structures provided a distinct advantage by offering improved protection against predators. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:55:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230811115502.htm The oldest and fastest evolving moss in the world might not survive climate change //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130617.htm A 390-million-year-old moss called Takakia lives in some of Earth's most remote places, including the icy cliffs of the Tibetan Plateau. In a decade-long project, a team of scientists climbed some of the tallest peaks in the world to find Takakia, sequence its DNA for the first time, and study how climate change is impacting the moss. Their results show that Takakia is one of the fastest evolving species ever studied -- but it likely isn't evolving fast enough to survive climate change. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:06:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809130617.htm The history and future of ancient einkorn wheat Is written in its genes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162503.htm Researchers have sequenced the complete genome for einkorn wheat, the world's first domesticated crop and traced its evolutionary history. The information will help researchers identify genetic traits like tolerance to diseases, drought and heat, and re-introduce those traits to modern bread wheat. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:25:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230802162503.htm Oldest known species of swimming jellyfish identified //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801200756.htm Royal Ontario Museum announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. This 505-million-year-old swimming jellyfish from the Burgess Shale highlights diversity in the Cambrian ecosystem. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:07:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801200756.htm Scientists uncover a surprising connection between number theory and evolutionary genetics //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801131650.htm An interdisciplinary team of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and medical scientists has uncovered an unexpected link between pure mathematics and genetics, that reveals key insights into the structure of neutral mutations and the evolution of organisms. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:16:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230801131650.htm Bees evolved from ancient supercontinent, diversified faster than suspected //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110258.htm The origin of bees is tens of millions of years older than most previous estimates, a new study shows. A team led by Washington State University researchers traced the bee genealogy back more than 120 million years to an ancient supercontinent, Gondwana, which included today's continents of Africa and South America. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 11:02:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230731110258.htm 'Time-traveling' pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727211659.htm Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial communities and might potentially threaten human health, according to a new study. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:16:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727211659.htm New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm 一个国际研究小组的语言学家和遗传学家has achieved a significant breakthrough in our understanding of the origins of Indo-European, a family of languages spoken by nearly half of the world's population. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:39:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm New archosaur species shows that precursor of dinosaurs and pterosaurs was armored //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113005.htm Researchers have described a new species of armored reptile that lived near the time of the first appearance of dinosaurs. With bony plates on its backbone, this archosaur fossil reveals that armor was a boomerang trait in the story of dinosaur and pterosaur evolution: the group's ancestors were armored, but this characteristic was lost and then independently re-evolved multiple times later among specialized dinosaurs like ankylosaurs, stegosaurs, and others. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:30:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113005.htm These bones were made for walking //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113151.htm The genetic changes that made it possible for humans to walk upright have been uncovered in a study that also shows how slight variations in skeletal proportions are linked to arthritis. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:31:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113151.htm Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114804.htm Scientists have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviors originated around 650 million years ago. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:48:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714114804.htm Butterflies and moths share ancient 'blocks' of DNA //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142054.htm Butterflies and moths share 'blocks' of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:20:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142054.htm Evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180527.htm Researchers have finally settled a decades-long dispute about the evolutionary origins of the pygmy right whale. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:05:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180527.htm Global cooling caused diversity of species in orchids, confirms study //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180446.htm Research shows global cooling of the climate 10 million years ago led to an explosion of diversity in terrestrial orchids. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:04:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710180446.htm Why there are no kangaroos in Bali (and no tigers in Australia) //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706152402.htm Researchers are using a new model to clarify why millions of years ago more animal species from Asia made the leap to the Australian continent than vice versa. The climate in which the species evolved played an important role. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:24:02 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706152402.htm New role for taste receptors //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703133115.htm Taste receptors for bitter substances are not only found on the tongue but also on cells outside the oral cavity. As a new study now shows, extraoral bitter taste receptors could also serve as endogenous sensors for bile acids. This discovery suggests that, in addition to food components, endogenous substances may have influenced the evolution of bitter taste receptors. Furthermore, the study provides new approaches to explore the health effects of food constituents in which extraoral bitter taste receptors are involved. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 13:31:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230703133115.htm A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw? //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627225225.htm The lower jaws of lizards, birds, fish and even dinosaurs are comprised of multiple bones per side. Yet mammals diverged from all other vertebrates and settled on just one bone, repurposing the extra bones into a more elaborate inner ear, perhaps the better to hear. The single bone per side, fused in primates into one jawbone, makes the jaw more rigid. A paleontologist asks, Did the stiffer, rigid jaw make mammals more successful? Tue, 27 Jun 2023 22:52:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627225225.htm New study sheds light on the evolution of animals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123017.htm Scientists have been mystified as to why animals are missing in much of the fossil record. Researchers have now developed a new method to determine if animals really were absent during certain geological eras, or if they were present but too fragile to be preserved. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:30:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230627123017.htm Extinct warbler's genome sequenced from museum specimens //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161208.htm The Bachman's warbler, a songbird that was last seen in North America nearly 40 years ago, was a distinct species and not a hybrid of its two living sister species, according a new study in which the full genomes of seven museum specimens of the bird were sequenced. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:12:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161208.htm 'We're all Asgardians': New clues about the origin of complex life //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all the world's plants, animals, insects and fungi -- trace their roots to a common Asgard archaean ancestor. That means eukaryotes are, in the parlance of evolutionary biologists, a 'well-nested clade' within Asgard archaea, similar to how birds are one of several groups within a larger group called dinosaurs, sharing a common ancestor. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:28:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm Glass sponge genome furnishes insights into evolution of biomineralization //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120850.htm The genome of a glass sponge species suggests that silica skeletons evolved independently in several groups of sponges. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:08:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622120850.htm Focus on function helps identify the changes that made us human //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113811.htm Research sheds light on human evolution, and demonstrates an approach for identifying significant differences in how genes are used between closely-related species. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:38:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113811.htm Fossil study sheds light on famous spirals found in nature //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161908.htm A 3D model of a 407-million-year-old plant fossil has overturned thinking on the evolution of leaves. The research has also led to fresh insights about spectacular patterns found in plants. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:19:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161908.htm The Viking disease can be due to gene variants inherited from Neanderthals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220521.htm Many men in northern Europe over the age of 60 suffer from the so-called Viking disease, which means that the fingers lock in a bent position. Now researchers have used data from over 7,000 affected individuals to look for genetic risk factors for the disease. The findings show that three of the strongest risk factors are inherited from Neanderthals. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220521.htm New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190821.htm Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their parent species. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:08:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190821.htm Which came first: The reptile or the egg? //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114643.htm The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:46:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230612114643.htm Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits -- until now. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:56:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Remains of an extinct world of organisms discovered //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124112.htm Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex eukaryotic life as we know it, such as animals, plants and algae in their cell structure and likely metabolism, which was adapted to a world that had far less oxygen in the atmosphere than today. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:41:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124112.htm 另一边的故事:如何进化的影响the environment //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181213.htm 研究表明,在进化的变化e length of lizards' legs can have a significant impact on vegetation growth and spider populations on small islands in the Bahamas. This is one of the first times, the researchers say, that such dramatic evolution-to-environment effects have been documented in a natural setting. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:12:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230605181213.htm Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150053.htm Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has significant implications for the way we understand evolution. They have pinpointed a previously hidden 'whole genome duplication' (WGD) in the common ancestor of these species, which seemingly opened the door to genetic variations that may have conferred an advantage around the time of a major mass extinction some 200 million years ago. Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230531150053.htm The clams that fell behind, and what they can tell us about evolution and extinction //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530203036.htm A new study examined how bivalves -- the group that includes clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters -- evolved among many others in the period of rapid evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion. The team found that though many other lineages burst into action and quickly evolved a wide variety of forms and functions, the bivalves lagged behind. The study has implications for how we understand evolution and the impact of extinctions. Tue, 30 May 2023 20:30:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230530203036.htm Where do our limbs come from? //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181858.htm Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages -- a major evolutionary step that remains unresolved and highly debated. Wed, 24 May 2023 18:18:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230524181858.htm Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131341.htm Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person's visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 million years before it appeared in mammals. These findings challenge the idea that mammals were the originators of novel and superior forms of intelligence in the wake of the dinosaur extinction. Mon, 22 May 2023 13:13:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230522131341.htm Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120907.htm 科学家发现一种新的mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of any known reptile. Along with other recent finds from Africa, it suggests that mosasaurs and other marine reptiles were evolving rapidly up until 66 million years ago, when they were wiped out by an asteroid along with the dinosaurs and around 90% of all species on Earth. Thu, 18 May 2023 12:09:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120907.htm Scales or feathers? It all comes down to a few genes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120111.htm Scales, spines, feathers and hair are examples of vertebrate skin appendages, which constitute a remarkably diverse group of micro-organs. Despite their natural multitude of forms, these appendages share early developmental processes at the embryonic stage. Researchers have discovered how to permanently transform the scales that normally cover the feet of chickens into feathers, by specifically modifying the expression of certain genes. Thu, 18 May 2023 12:01:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230518120111.htm Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517121424.htm In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing fossil evidence of early Homo sapiens populations there, researchers have uncovered a new model of human evolution -- overturning previous beliefs that a single African population gave rise to all humans. Wed, 17 May 2023 12:14:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230517121424.htm Jaw shapes of 90 shark species show: Evolution driven by habitat //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115538.htm Researchers investigated how the jaw shape of sharks has changed over the course of evolution. Their conclusion: in the most widespread shark species, the jaws show relatively little variation in shape over millions of years; most variable jaws were found for deep-sea sharks. Tue, 16 May 2023 11:55:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230516115538.htm Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515131957.htm Scientists have discovered where butterflies originated and which plants the first butterflies relied on for food. To reach these conclusions, researchers created the world's largest butterfly tree of life, which they used as a guide to trace trace the evolution of butterflies through time in a four-dimensional puzzle that led back to North and Central America. Mon, 15 May 2023 13:19:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515131957.htm New study illustrates unique genetic landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador with links to Ireland and England //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515131627.htm A new study has produced the most detailed genetic analysis of people living in the Canadian province of Newfoundland to date, demonstrating a unique founder population structure that could be used for the identification and study of health-related genetic variants. Mon, 15 May 2023 13:16:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230515131627.htm Researcher uses mammal DNA to zoom into the human genome with unprecedented resolution //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230512144800.htm Scientists have precisely identified base pairs of the human genome that remained consistent over millions of years of mammalian evolution, and which play a crucial role in human disease. The team analyzed the genomes of 240 mammals, including humans and identified base pairs that were 'constrained' -- meaning they remained generally consistent -- across mammal species over the course of evolution. The most constrained base pairs in mammals were over seven times more likely to be causal for human disease and complex trait, and over 11 times more likely when researchers looked at the most constrained base pairs in primates alone. Fri, 12 May 2023 14:48:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230512144800.htm Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164508.htm Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating forest. As they drift, the tiny organisms use sunlight to suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Collectively, these photosynthesizing plankton, or phytoplankton, absorb almost as much CO2 as the world’s terrestrial forests. A measurable fraction of their carbon-capturing muscle comes from Prochlorococcus — an emerald-tinged free-floater that is the most abundant phytoplankton in the oceans today. New research suggests the microbe's ancient coastal ancestors colonized the ocean by rafting out on chitin particles. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:45:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164508.htm Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164457.htm A new study finds that early human species adapted to mosaic landscapes and diverse food resources, which would have increased our ancestor's resilience to past shifts in climate. Thu, 11 May 2023 16:44:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230511164457.htm A journey to the origins of multicellular life: Long-term experimental evolution in the lab //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120531.htm 超过3000代的进化实验室,再保险searchers watched as their model organism, 'snowflake yeast,' began to adapt as multicellular individuals. In new research, the team shows how snowflake yeast evolved to be physically stronger and more than 20,000 times larger than their ancestor. Their study is the first major report on the ongoing Multicellularity Long-Term Evolution Experiment (MuLTEE), which the team hopes to run for decades. Wed, 10 May 2023 12:05:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230510120531.htm Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122008.htm Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the Americas. By integrating contemporary and ancient mitochondrial DNA, the team found evidence of at least two migrations: one during the last ice age, and one during the subsequent melting period. Around the same time as the second migration, another branch of the same lineage migrated to Japan, which could explain Paleolithic archeological similarities between the Americas, China, and Japan. Tue, 09 May 2023 12:20:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230509122008.htm Nose shape gene inherited from Neanderthals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230508104930.htm Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study. Mon, 08 May 2023 10:49:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230508104930.htm Scientists present evidence for a billion-years arms race between viruses and their hosts //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502132258.htm Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bamfordvirae, suggesting a billion-years evolutionary arms race between two groups within this kingdom and their hosts. Tue, 02 May 2023 13:22:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/05/230502132258.htm New research redefines mammalian tree of life //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230428153612.htm Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to determine the evolutionary history of the human genome in the context of mammalian evolutionary history. Their ultimate goal is to better identify the genetic basis for traits and diseases in people and other species. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:36:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230428153612.htm Information 'deleted' from the human genome may be what made us human //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230427173438.htm What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as crucial to the development of humankind as what has been added during our evolutionary history, according to a new study led by researchers at Yale and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The new findings, published April 28 in the journal Science, fill an important gap in what is known about historical changes to the human genome. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:34:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230427173438.htm Mammalian evolution provides hints for understanding the origins of human disease //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230427173435.htm Even though it is important to know where these variations are located in the genome, it's also useful to know how or why these genetic variations happened in the first place. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:34:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230427173435.htm Algae in Swedish lakes provide insights to how complex life on Earth developed //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/04/230424103327.htm By studying green algae in Swedish lakes, a research team has succeeded in identifying which environmental conditions promote multicellularity. The results give us new clues to the amazing paths of evolution. 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