Despite Genomes Were Smaller than Birds
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Two major classes of dinosaurs show genomes distinctly aligned with modern birds, reptilesCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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An animal the size of a small squirrel experimented with aerial life about the same time as birds, scientists said.
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HUMANS may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released on Thursday.
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There&#39;s quite a bit of clucking going on at Michigan State University: they have just sequenced the genome of a chicken. That&#39;s a first for birds and agricultural animals
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A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.
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One of the most startling discoveries in the study of human origins -- the uncovering of a vanished species of dwarf proto-humans who inhabited a Pacific island just 18,000 years ago -- is being reported in today&#39;s issue of the journal Nature.
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In a blow to human vanity, researchers now say that people have about the same number of genes as a small flowering plant or a tiny worm.
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The much-heralded genome is just a parts list. New research is revealing when, and why, genes do what they do in living cells--a big step toward understanding, and ultimately curing, disease.
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A close-up view of the human genome reveals its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought.
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A refined map of the human genome shows that humans have even fewer genes than previously thought -- less than 25,000, about the same as a mustard green.
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Science & environment: Discovery suggests that simple bacteria and animals might swap entire genes more often than previously thought.
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On a remote Indonesian island, archeologists were astonished to discover a new, small human species that walked the earth just 18,000 years ago. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Studies of genetic recombination suggest that genetic shuffling varies by gender.
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Australian scientists have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The discovery adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
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People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis.
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German scientists have narrowed the search for the tiny genetic differences separating humans from other primates to a specific collection of 22 genes.
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Here&#39;s something to ponder when you eat your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 percent of the genes in the critter you&#39;re eating have close cousins in your own DNA.