No understanding of biodiversity
No single explanation for biodiversity in Madagascar Excerpt: “The study is part of a larger body of research aimed at identifying the climate, geology and […]
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New technique used in report of atomic-level ecological adaptations
Archaerhodopsin variants with enhanced voltage-sensitive fluorescence in mammalian and Caenorhabditis elegans neurons Directed evolution of a far-red fluorescent rhodopsin reported as: New technique uses a […]
Some neuroscientists think a mutation led to human language development
Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene Excerpt: “Neuroscientists have found that a gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago may […]
Transgenerational germline maintenance
Studying Germline Maintenance from an Environmental Perspective Excerpt: “…we are using the model system Caenorhabditis elegans. The genetic tools available in the nematode allow the mechanistic […]
MicroRNA de novo Creation manifested in ecological adaptation
Linking ‘natural mutants’ and evolution Reservoir of mutations enabled cichlid fish to adapt to varied environments September 3, 2014 | Popular By Leah Eisenstadt, Broad […]
Baby talk: More misrepresentations of ecological adaptations
Evolution’s Baby Steps by Carl Zimmer Excerpt 1) “When organisms find themselves in a new environment, they develop in a way that helps them cope […]
Nutrient-dependent chromatin organization?
Snf2h-mediated chromatin organization and histone H1 dynamics govern cerebellar morphogenesis and neural maturation open access Conclusion: “…delineating the epigenetic regulation of neuronal development is crucial to […]
The quantum biology of consciousness
Everything known about quantum biology “…suggests conscious experience is intrinsically connected to the fine-scale structure of space–time geometry, and that consciousness could be deeply related […]
Gut microbes and integrative neuroscience
Diverse Microbes in Hunter-Gatherers’ Guts Modern hunter-gatherers have more diverse microbiota in their guts than do urban Europeans, but lack a few notable species. By Kerry […]
Humans can do what?
Science 21 March 2014: Vol. 343 no. 6177 pp. 1370-1372 Humans Can Discriminate More than 1 Trillion Olfactory Stimuli Reported as: Humans can distinguish at […]