July 3, 2009

Billabong fossils end Australia’s dinosaur drought

Published by New Scientist
The discovery of two massive plant-eating titanosaurs, and a velociraptor-like predator, promises to put Australia on the global dinosaur map at last



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Website cosmicdoc.com Launches as Meeting Place Between Cosmic Civilisations & Humankind

Published by PR Web

Http://cosmicdoc.com (www.cosmicdoc.com) launches the book 'Opening the Door to the Worlds' by Dr Annie Paxton, a retired British medical doctor. She describes herself as having acted as scribe to a number of cosmic civilisations. The writings offer an astonishing cosmic perspective of the transformation planet Earth is undergoing as its climate changes : global warming is part of the process of the planet's own evolution, and humanity can do nothing about it. The website encourages an expansion of the dialogues begun in the book and seeks to alleviate in advance the fear many people will experience as matters get progressively worse. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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July 2, 2009

Did Evolution Make Us Cancer Prone?

Published by Science Daily
Researchers have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer.
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Climate change and the mystery of the shrinking sheep

Published by EurekAlert!
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) Changing winter conditions are causing Scotland's wild Soay sheep to get smaller despite the evolutionary benefits of having a large body, researchers report in a study that shows how climate change can trump natural selection.
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Evolution: Crabs go deep to avoid hot water

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(National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK)) Researchers from the National Oceanography Center, Southampton, have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant -- the king crab. The results, published this week in the Journal of Biogeography, reveal temperature as a driving force behind the speciation and radiation of a major seafloor predator -- globally, and over tens of millions of years of Earth's history.
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Ben-Gurion U. researchers reveal connection between cancer and human evolution

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(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered that gene mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility for diseases, including cancer. The findings were recently the cover story in the journal Genome Research.
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June 25, 2009

Leeds spin-out cleans up with new partnership

Published by Leeds University
University of Leeds spin-out Xeros has formed a partnership with US dry cleaning technology group GreenEarth in a deal which heralds the next stage in the company’s evolution.
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June 22, 2009

Megafauna demise blamed on humans

Published by BBC
A study of giant kangaroo fossils adds weight to the theory that hunters caused the extinction of Australia's "megafauna".
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54-million-year-old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains

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Researchers have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight.
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Carnegie Mellon algorithm charts evolution of genetic networks during fruit fly life cycle

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(Carnegie Mellon University) A new algorithm developed by Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists has revealed for the first time how genetic networks in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, evolve during the insect's life cycle. The new algorithm, called Tesla, incorporates machine learning techniques that enable researchers to figure out how the rewiring of those networks takes place as the insect develops.
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