Category Archives: Genetics

The Origins Of Kangaroos

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Brent

A study published Tuesday in the online journal PLoS Biology suggests that Australian marsupials — kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and more — evolved from a common South American marsupial ancestor millions of years ago. The finding, by researchers at the … Continue reading →

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New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Brent

ScienceDaily: Slater’s team now reports that the Falklands wolf’s closest living relative is actually the maned wolf — an unusually long-legged, fox-like South American canid. The researchers also found that the four Falklands wolf samples that they examined shared a … Continue reading →

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Crunching The Data For The Tree Of Life

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Brent

New York Times: Within the next few decades, biologists may figure out how the millions of species on Earth are related to one another. But for people to actually see that tree of life, the tree itself will have to … Continue reading →

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Mammoth Blondes

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Brent

MSNBC: Museum dioramas typically portray mammoths as having shaggy brown coats, but some of the hairy beasts might have been blonde, raven-haired or red-bodied in real life, thanks to a gene that controls hair color in humans and other mammals.

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