Biology
In a twist on "survival of the fittest," researchers including biologist Greg Lang have discovered that evolution is driven not by a single beneficial mutation but rather by a group of mutations, including ones called "genetic hitchhikers" that are simply along for the ride.
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Vessels grown from pluripotent stem cells able to function inside mice.
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Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof.
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Berkeley Lab team reveals how desert cyanobacteria awaken to rainfall then resume their sleep.
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Initiative will build new collaborative programs and reinforce existing work at world-renowned biology institution.
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At its quarterly meeting earlier this week, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution to create a new doctor of philosophy degree in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health.
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The University of Dayton has received gifts totaling $2.5 million from the estate of a University of Dayton alumnus who helped found the University's biology graduate program.
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University of Adelaide researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective DNA test to identify kangaroo species from their droppings which will boost the ability to manage and conserve kangaroo populations.
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Early Earth was not very hospitable when it came to jump starting life. In fact, new research shows that life on Earth may have come from out of this world.
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A simpler and faster way of producing designer bacteria used in biotechnology processes has been developed by University of Adelaide researchers.
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Using only biomolecules (such as DNA and enzymes), scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed and constructed an advanced biological transducer, a computing machine capable of manipulating genetic codes, and using the output as new input for subsequent computations.
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An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.
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