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Molecular Clocks and Fossil Dating - 0 views

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Evolution molecular clock human evolution fossil dating

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This is an interesting post about the accuracy of the molecular clock in estimating speciation events particularly humans. There is a link to info on Fossil dating .

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an interesting post about the accuracy of the molecular clock in estimating speciation events particularly humans. There is a link to info on Fossil dating .</div>

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C is for Colostrum C is for Cool - 1 views

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Statistical Analysis

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There are lots of great research questions that stem from this post. When thinking about topic 1, what questions do you have about the data collected and how the data was collected?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There are lots of great research questions that stem from this post. When thinking about topic 1, what questions do you have about the data collected and how the data was collected?</div>

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When Mummies Attack, Why Specificity Matters for Coevolution - 0 views

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Evolution coevolution

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This is an interesting post about coevolution.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is an interesting post about coevolution.</div>

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Awesome video of conception and the development of the fetus! - 1 views

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Reproduction sperm egg conception fetal development embryo mitosis

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nanoreactor releases antibiotics treat bacterial infections - 1 views

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immunity antibiotics bacteria disease nano

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Weak Spot in HIV's Armor Raises Hope for Vaccine - 1 views

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immunity vaccines HIV disease

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The vanishing ecosystems of the oceans - 0 views

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Ecology global warming climate change ecosystems food chains

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Choose your favorite photograph of a vanishing world by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Portraits of Planet Ocean opens in February 2013. Select your favorite image, scroll to the Bottom, and cast your vote below.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Choose your favorite photograph of a vanishing world by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Portraits of Planet Ocean opens in February 2013. Select your favorite image, scroll to the Bottom, and cast your vote below.</div>

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Cool microscope photos - 2 views

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cells microscopes

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Can you figure out what these are?

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Gel Electrophoresis Virtual Lab - 1 views

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Biotechnology electrophoresis

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Have you ever wondered how scientists work with tiny molecules that they can't see? Here's your chance to try it yourself! Sort and measure DNA strands by running your own gel electrophoresis experiment. This is a great visual for learning how to do electrophoresis.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Have you ever wondered how scientists work with tiny molecules that they can't see? Here's your chance to try it yourself! Sort and measure DNA strands by running your own gel electrophoresis experiment. This is a great visual for learning how to do electrophoresis.</div>

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The 16 Best Science Visualizations of 2011 | Wired Science | Wired.com - 1 views

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Cell Theory cell microscopy

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Toxic barbs on a cucumber's skin, nanoscopic flakes of metal and a mouse's technicolor eyeball are just a few of 2011's best science visualizations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Toxic barbs on a cucumber's skin, nanoscopic flakes of metal and a mouse's technicolor eyeball are just a few of 2011's best science visualizations.</div>

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Futurity.org - 'Power cable' bacteria electrify the seafloor - 1 views

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Ecology bacteria

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USC (US) - Scientists have discovered tiny, filamentous bacteria that link up like living power cables to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few thousandths of a millimeter long each, are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">USC (US) - Scientists have discovered tiny, filamentous bacteria that link up like living power cables to transmit electrons thousands of cell lengths away. The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few thousandths of a millimeter long each, are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye.</div>

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Futurity.org - Evolution is actually pretty predictable - 1 views

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PRINCETON (US) - "Is evolution predictable? To a surprising extent the answer is 'yes'," says Princeton professor Peter Andolfatto. New research by Andolfatto and colleagues published in the journal suggests that knowledge of a species' genes-and how certain external conditions affect the proteins encoded by those genes-could be used to determine a predictable evolutionary pattern driven by outside factors.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">PRINCETON (US) - "Is evolution predictable? To a surprising extent the answer is 'yes'," says Princeton professor Peter Andolfatto. New research by Andolfatto and colleagues published in the journal suggests that knowledge of a species' genes-and how certain external conditions affect the proteins encoded by those genes-could be used to determine a predictable evolutionary pattern driven by outside factors.</div>

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Futurity.org - Aphids put out welcome mat for other pests - 1 views

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aphids Ecology community

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IOWA STATE (US) - Aphids not only have a unique ability to block the genetic defense response of soybeans, but they may also open the door for other pests to do even more damage to crops.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IOWA STATE (US) - Aphids not only have a unique ability to block the genetic defense response of soybeans, but they may also open the door for other pests to do even more damage to crops.</div>

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Many genes, but two major roads to adaptation - 1 views

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Evolution natural selection genes adaptation

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Cross-posted at Denim and Tweed. In the course of adaptive evolution - evolutionary change via natural selection - gene variants that increase the odds of survival and reproduction become more common in a population as a whole. When we're only talking about a single gene variant with a strong beneficial effect, that makes for a...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cross-posted at Denim and Tweed. In the course of adaptive evolution - evolutionary change via natural selection - gene variants that increase the odds of survival and reproduction become more common in a population as a whole. When we're only talking about a single gene variant with a strong beneficial effect, that makes for a...</div>

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Study Finds Mother Dolphins Teach Sponging to Daughters - 1 views

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Neurobiology and Behavior learning

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WATCH: Freezing Water Droplets Take Incredible Shape - 1 views

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Chemistry of LIfe water

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By Gretchen Cuda Kroen Frozen water droplets take on a whole new shape when they freeze: Instead of staying round, they form a pointy tip, and eventually sprout a tiny forest of ice crystals on their surface. In order to observe these effects, researchers dripped tiny beads of water on a plate kept at a chilly -20°C.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Gretchen Cuda Kroen Frozen water droplets take on a whole new shape when they freeze: Instead of staying round, they form a pointy tip, and eventually sprout a tiny forest of ice crystals on their surface. In order to observe these effects, researchers dripped tiny beads of water on a plate kept at a chilly -20°C.</div>

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Threatened species listing for polar bears contested in U.S. court - 0 views

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Ecology habitat species polar bears extinction

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Alaska and other plaintiffs that include hunters and the California Cattlemen's Association are appealing a federal court ruling last year that upheld the Interior Department's 2008 designation of the bears as threatened because their icy habitat is melting away. Murray Feldman, a lawyer for Alaska and other appellants, told the U.S.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Alaska and other plaintiffs that include hunters and the California Cattlemen's Association are appealing a federal court ruling last year that upheld the Interior Department's 2008 designation of the bears as threatened because their icy habitat is melting away. Murray Feldman, a lawyer for Alaska and other appellants, told the U.S.</div>

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Speciation observed - again - 0 views

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Evolution speciation

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By Matthew Cobb Some religious folk accept that micro-evolution can be observed - shifts in allele frequency due to natural selection - but argue vociferously that no one has ever seen one species evolve out of another. We know that one reason for this apparent lack of evidence for speciation is due to the time-scales...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Matthew Cobb Some religious folk accept that micro-evolution can be observed - shifts in allele frequency due to natural selection - but argue vociferously that no one has ever seen one species evolve out of another. We know that one reason for this apparent lack of evidence for speciation is due to the time-scales...</div>

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6th Mass Extinction - 1 views

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Are Pesticides Hurting Natural Pollination? - 1 views

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Ecology ecosystems food chain pesticides

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By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study showed on Sunday.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study showed on Sunday.</div>

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