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Entries from October 2007

Toothy dinosaur newest to come out of southern Utah

October 8th, 2007 · No Comments

SALT LAKE CITY — The newest dinosaur species to emerge from Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument had some serious bite, according to researchers from the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah. (…)

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“Missing Link” Dinosaur Discovered in Montana

October 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

An unusual new species of dinosaur discovered in a Montana fossil provides a long-sought link between a primitive group of dinos in Asia and those that roamed North America, experts say. (…)

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Genes may hold the keys to how humans learn

October 2nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

New research is giving scientists fresh insights into how genetics are a prime factor in how we learn. (…)

Tags: General · Humans Evolution

Fossil data plugs gaps in current knowledge, study shows

October 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Researchers have shown for the first time that fossils can be used as effectively as living species in understanding the complex branching in the evolutionary tree of life. (…)

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MU researcher presents origin-of-life theory for young Earth

October 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Presence of essential molecule in space could support life on other planetsĀ 
COLUMBIA, Mo. (…)

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