Cody’s First Task
Humans Have Faster Metabolism Than Closely Related Primates, Enabling Larger Brains
Loyola University Chicago researchers are among the co-authors of a groundbreaking study that found humans…
How We Understand Others
People who empathize easily with others do not necessarily understand them well. To the contrary:…
Analysis of Dog Genome Will Provide Insight Into Human Disease
New research published today in PLOS ONE reveals an improved annotation of microRNAs in the…
Diets Heavy In Fructose Damage Genes Related To Memory And Metabolism, Says Study
High-fructose corn syrup is a grocery store staple, an inexpensive additive found in everything from…
Michael Alfaro Awarded the Faculty Student Development DEI Award
Professor Michael Alfaro, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is this…
UCLA Scientists Unravel the Genetic Evolution of Zika Virus
How does a formerly innocuous and obscure virus like Zika transform itself into a feared…
Scripps Florida Study Identifies Memory Suppressor Gene That Could Hold Key to New Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments
While research has identified hundreds of genes required for normal memory formation, genes that suppress…
Congratulations to Lauren Phinney
Lauren Phinney, an HBS major, has been selected to receive the jane b semel HCI…
From Genome Research: Human evolution fast-tracked by mutations from anti-viral enzyme
Evolution is thought to proceed through the gradual accumulation of independent mutations in each new…
Western Lowland Gorilla Genome Mapped with New Level of Accuracy
The genome of the Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla) has been sequenced at…
Scientists Produce Map of Neanderthal, Denisovan Ancestry in Present-Day Humans
Dr. David Reich from Harvard Medical School and his colleagues have produced a world map…
Are We What We Eat?
In a new evolutionary proof of the old adage, ‘we are what we eat’, Cornell…