Professor of Biological Science David Houle's new study examines the links between mutation and evolution.
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Small, seemingly insignificant mutations in fruit flies may actually hold clues as to how a species will evolve tens of millions...
This image represents synthetic lethal wiring of a cancer cell, with previously known interactions in red and newly discovered interactions in gray.
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In an effort to expand the number of cancer gene mutations that can be...
This is a Queensland koala.
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Being hit by cars and chlamydia were the top causes of a dramatic rise in south-east Queensland koala deaths over the past two decades, according to a new University of Queensland-led study.
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Professor of Animal Sciences Alfred Roca (left) with Alex Greenwood of the Leibnitz Institute, Berlin at the San Diego Zoo.
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Eight percent of your genome derives from retroviruses...
Australian koala with her baby, Sydney, Australia.
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Retroviruses invaded the genome of koalas with strongly pathological effects: the viruses weaken the immune defense and threaten the viability of the already reduced koala population. An international team...
Engraved artefacts from Gough's Cave.
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Human bones may have been engraved as part of a cannibalistic ritual during the Paleolithic period, according to a study published August 9, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE...
After a midday nap in babies who fell asleep after the learning phases, the brain could differentiate between the right and wrong term for a new object, in this case a new version of a 'Bofel' or a 'Zuser'.
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Wounds in your mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere -- but why?
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A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster and...
While many previous studies have suggested a link between pet ownership and better emotional and physical health, RAND researchers say their analysis has more credibility because it analyzed a larger sample than previous efforts.
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Contrary to...
This female common eider, Somateria mollissima, was photographed by Ismael Galvan in Northern Iceland. The complex plumage pattern is produced by melanin pigments.
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Birds' feathers, or...
Monarch butterfly on swamp milkweed wildflower (stock image). Changes in milkweed abundance can affect everything from larval competition for food to egg-laying in adults.
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Habitat loss on breeding grounds in the United States -- not...
