All posts tagged "Biology"
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3.8KBiologyAncient origins of viruses discovered
Research published today in Nature has found that many of the viruses infecting us today have ancient evolutionary histories that date back to the...
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7.0KBiologyStudy identifies traces of indigenous ‘Taíno’ in present-day Caribbean populations
A thousand-year-old tooth has provided genetic evidence that the so-called "Taíno", the first indigenous Americans to feel the full impact of European...
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5.5KBiologyInterdisciplinary approach yields new insights into human evolution
The evolution of human biology should be considered part and parcel with the evolution of humanity itself, proposes Nicole Creanza, assistant professor...
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13.2KBiologyPossible cause of early colonial-era Mexican epidemic identified
An international team, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (MPI-SHH), Harvard University and the...
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7.7KBiologyAncient feces reveal parasites described in earliest Greek medical texts
Feces from prehistoric burials provide evidence for parasitic worms, as described in the writings of Hippocrates from 2500 years ago.
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13.5KBiologyGenetics of ancient resistance to Inca Rule
The fate of indigenous populations was only noted down from Spanish records based largely on Inca oral histories. Writings by the major chroniclers...
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13.7KBiologyCould Squirrel trade have contributed to England’s medieval leprosy outbreak?
Genetic analysis of a pre-Norman skull unearthed in a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk, has added to a growing body of evidence that...
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8.5KBiologyHow Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe
When the ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa, they passed through the Middle East and Turkey before heading deeper into...
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7.8KBiologyFirst large-scale ancient DNA study helps reconstruct African population structure
Africa has long been known as the 'cradle of mankind', but up to now, the genetic information has been largely derived from...
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3.1KBiologyComplex life evolved out of the chance coupling of small molecules
Complex life, as we know it, started completely by chance, with small strands of molecules linking up, which eventually would have given...
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6.3KBiologyHuge genetic diversity among Papuan New Guinean peoples revealed
The first large-scale genetic study of people in Papua New Guinea has shown that different groups within the country are genetically highly...
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4.3KBiologyMalaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period
Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by research at the Institute...
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4.3KBiologyMolecular archaeology
Evolutionary biologists from Konstanz help solve puzzle of evolutionary relationships among vertebrates
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16.6KBiologyThe first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of...
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5.0KBiologyWhat bone proteomics could reveal about the dead
Studying bones has helped scientists reconstruct what dinosaurs and other extinct creatures looked like. Taking this further, scientists recently started identifying proteins...
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7.7KBiologyShared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
The study -- coordinated by the Human Biodiversity and Population Genomics group at the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA)...
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7.6KBiologyArchaeogeneticist pinpoints Indian population origins using today’s populace
PhD student Marina Silva has identified migrating humans from Africa, Iran and Central Asia over a period of 50,000 years.
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9.3KBiologyBonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely...
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4.7KBiologyDiscovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth
A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance...
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17.1KBiologyOur ancestors were cannibals – and probably not because they needed the calories
In the recently released horror movie Raw, a lifelong vegetarian teenager arrives at a veterinary school and, after being forced to consume...
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6.6KBiology
Agriculture, dietary changes, and adaptations in fat metabolism from ancient to modern Europeans
Good vs bad cholesterol. Margarine vs butter. Red meat vs. vegan. The causal links between fats and health have been a hotly...
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19.2KBiologyAboriginal hair shows 50,000 years connection to country
DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously...
