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Entries from April 2009

The Story Of X: Evolution Of A Sex Chromosome

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In the first evolutionary study of the chromosome associated with being female, University of California, Berkeley, biologist Doris Bachtrog and her colleagues show that the history of the X chromosome is every bit as interesting as the much-studied, male-determining Y chromosome, and offers important clues to the origins and benefits of sexual reproduction. (…)

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Chinese Web Site on Fossils

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Just  stumbled upon a Chinese web site called Fossil Web (化石网) focusing on fossils.

This web site is mainly in Chinese but it does have some english articles. (…)

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Ancestor of T rex found in China

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Fossils found in China may give clues to the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex. (…)

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BABY MAMMOTH: PHOTO And Video

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Fecal residue and traces of prehistoric milk have been found in the digestive track of an almost perfectly preserved baby mammoth, according to a new analysis. (…)

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‘Missing link’ fossil seal walked

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

‘Missing link’ fossil seal walked

It may look like a cross between a seal and an otter; but an Arctic fossil could, scientists say, hold the secret of seal evolution in its feet. (…)

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