'Killer sperm' Prevents Mating Between Worm Species
The classic definition of a biological species is the ability to breed within its group, and the inability to breed outside it. For instance, breeding a horse and a donkey…
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2014 | Aaron Panofsky – Misbehaving Science: Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics
ISG Associate Professor, Aaron Panofsky, is pleased to announce that his book Misbehaving Science: Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics is now out! Behavior genetics has always been a…
Marmoset Sequence Sheds Light on Primate Biology, Evolution
A team of scientists from around the world led by Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis has completed the genome sequence of the common marmoset –…
Friends Share Genetic Similarities
If you consider your friends family, you may be on to something. A study from the University of California, San Diego, and Yale University finds that friends who are not…
Running For Life: How Speed Restricts Evolutionary Change of the Vertebral Column
One of the riddles of mammal evolution explained: the strong conservation of the number of trunk vertebrae. Researchers of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the University of Utah show that…
U.S. Researchers Call for Greater Oversight of Powerful Genetic Technology
In 2011, experiments that allowed the potentially deadly H5N1 flu virus to spread between mammals ignited intense discussions about whether such research should be done at all, much less published….