Mass General Cancer Center researchers share Insights on the evolution of proton radiotherapy
As one of the first hospitals in the world to establish a proton radiotherapy program to treat cancer, Massachusetts General ...
Tag: Evolution
Unraveling the historic journey of the mung bean: A tale of evolution, migration and climate adaptation
The mung bean, commonly known as green gram, has played a pivotal role as a cheap protein source in regions ...
The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment
KINGSTON, R.I. — June 5, 2023 — The story of the peppered moths is a textbook evolutionary tale. As coal ...
CRISPR/Cas9 reveals a key gene involved in the evolution of coral skeleton formation
Baltimore, MD—New work led by Carnegie’s Phillip Cleves uses cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools to reveal a gene that’s critical ...
Scientists expand understanding of limb evolution in earliest birds
The assembly of the volant bird body plan from the ancestral bulky dinosaurian condition is an enduring topic of evolutionary ...
New study shows how adaptations to living in a cold climate promoted social evolution
For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold ...
The Primate Genome Project unlocks hidden secrets of primate evolution
Co-led by Guojie Zhang from Centre for Evolutionary & Organismal Biology at Zhejiang University, Dong-Dong Wu at Kunming Institute of ...
Study tracks social, genetic evolution in Asian colobine primates
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Asian colobines, also known as leaf-eating monkeys, have been on the planet for about 10 million years. ...
Major primate genome sequencing studies reveal new insight into evolution, biodiversity and key applications for human health
HOUSTON – (June 1, 2023) – A new investigation led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing ...
Overfishing linked to rapid evolution of codfish
The overfishing of codfish spanning the second half of the 20th century indicates that human action can force evolutionary changes ...
The clams that fell behind, and what they can tell us about evolution and extinction
Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major ...
River erosion can shape fish evolution, study suggests
If we could rewind the tape of species evolution around the world and play it forward over hundreds of millions ...
Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution
DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists are often trained to seek out the absolute best solution to a given problem. On a ...
Genetic research offers new perspective on the early evolution of animals
A study published by MBARI researchers and their collaborators today in Nature provides new insights about one of the earliest ...
Jaw shapes of 90 shark species show: Evolution driven by habitat
An international research team led by Faviel A. López-Romero of the University of Vienna investigated how the jaw shape of ...
Understanding crop pest evolution may boost biocontrol
The Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) is a pest species in France. It is found throughout the Mediterranean Basin as ...
SwRI to lead NASA/SSERVI Center for Lunar Origin and Evolution
SAN ANTONIO — May 11, 2023 —Southwest Research Institute has entered into a five-year, $7.5-million cooperative agreement with NASA to ...
Second gene implicated in malaria parasite resistance evolution to chloroquine
(May 11) — How malaria parasites evolved to evade a major antimalarial drug has long been thought to involve only ...
A journey to the origins of multicellular life: Long-term experimental evolution in the lab
The world would look very different without multicellular organisms – take away the plants, animals, fungi, and seaweed, and Earth ...
Evolution of the largest of the large dinosaurs
Sauropods – including iconic long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus – were the largest animals ever to walk the earth. ...
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Schrödinger’s cat makes better qubits
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The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
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‘Revolutionary’ research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Researchers find an immune system ‘trip wire’ that detects COVID-19