Epistasis among adaptive mutations? Is there a model for that?
Epistasis among adaptive mutations? Is there a model for that? A Face Book friend (B.C.) wrote: “One of my pet peeves about science writing is […]
Month: June 2013
Inference vs evidence of natural selection in human evolution
Genetic switches play big role in human evolution Excerpt: (with my emphasis) “A new computational method called INSIGHT (Inference of Natural Selection from Interspersed Genomically […]
Adaptive evolution and microRNAs
microRNAs (miRNAs) and adaptive evolution Theoretically, you may make mutations responsible for diversified life, although biological facts tell us life is nutrient-dependent. When life is […]
Pheromone-controlled microRNA-124 and reproduction
miR-124 controls male reproductive success in Drosophila Ruifen Weng, Jacqueline SR Chin, Joanne Y Yew, Natascha Bushati, Stephen M Cohen A small RNA molecule called […]
Evolutionary theorists and planetary destabilization: essay
Have evolutionary theorists caused planetary destabilization? New study proposes solution to long-running debate as to how stable the Earth system is News article excerpt: “…life […]
Brain circuits: rewiring via constant turnover of RNA molecules
Researchers discover how brain circuits can become miswired during development arises in the context of Regulation of Axon Guidance by Compartmentalized Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay. News […]
Epigenetic effects on memory: insects to mammals
System-Like Consolidation of Olfactory Memories in Drosophila Isaac Cervantes-Sandoval, Alfonso Martin-Pena, Jacob A. Berry, and Ronald L. Davis J. Neurosci. 2013;33 9846-9854 [subscription required] Abstract […]
Natural cooperation revisited
New study rebuts increase in willingness to cooperate from intuitive thinking Excerpts: 1) “People have two decision-making systems in the brain: an intuitive one, and […]
Conditions of primate life in Central China
Early Primate Weighed Less Than an Ounce by Lizzie Wade on 5 June 2013, 1:30 PM Excerpt: The location of its discovery supports the once-controversial […]
'Natural cooperation' is nutrient dependent and pheromone controlled
The Director for the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics and Professor of Mathematics and Biology at Harvard University (Martin A. Nowak) and the Norris-Hulse Professor of […]