Archaeology UncategorizedTreasure trove of ancient genomes helps recalibrate the human evolutionary clockHERITAGEDAILYOctober 8, 2014June 9, 2017 by HERITAGEDAILYOctober 8, 2014June 9, 20170203 Just as if you were adjusting a watch, the key to accurately telling evolutionary time is based on periodically calibrating against a gold standard.
AnthropologyFlores bones show features of Down syndrome, not a new ‘hobbit’ humanHERITAGEDAILYAugust 5, 2014June 9, 2017 by HERITAGEDAILYAugust 5, 2014June 9, 20170274 In October 2004, the excavation of the fragmentary skeletal remains from the island of Flores, located in Indonesia, yielded what was deemed “the most important
AnthropologyA CNIO team reduces the size of the human genome to 19,000 genesHERITAGEDAILYJuly 4, 2014June 9, 2017 by HERITAGEDAILYJuly 4, 2014June 9, 20170161 Over 99% of human protein coding genes have an origin that predates primates by over 50 million years. The study questions the genomic annotations of
AnthropologyEvolution depends on rare chance events, ‘molecular time travel’ experiments showHERITAGEDAILYJune 23, 2014June 9, 2017 by HERITAGEDAILYJune 23, 2014June 9, 20170276 Evolution depends on rare chance events, ‘molecular time travel’ experiments show
AnthropologySkulls with a mix of Neandertal and Primitive Traits Illuminate Human EvolutionHERITAGEDAILYJune 20, 2014June 9, 2017 by HERITAGEDAILYJune 20, 2014June 9, 20170300 Skulls with a mix of Neanderthal and Primitive Traits Illuminate Human Evolution