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All Articles Tagged As: mitochondria


Woolly-mammoth gene study changes extinction theory (6/11/2008)

Woolly-mammoth gene study changes extinction theoryA large genetic study of the extinct woolly mammoth has revealed that the species was not one large homogenous group, as scientists previously had assumed, and that it did not have much genetic diversity. ...> Full Article



DNA reveals sister power in Ancient Greece (6/3/2008)

DNA reveals sister power in Ancient GreeceResearchers have revealed how women, as well as men, held positions of power in ancient Greece by right of birth. ...> Full Article



Archaeologist find pre-Clovis human DNA (4/4/2008)

Archaeologist find pre-Clovis human DNAHuman DNA from dried excrement recovered from Oregon's Paisley Caves is the oldest found yet in the New World -- dating to 14,300 years ago, some 1,200 years before Clovis culture -- and provides apparent genetic ties to Siberia or Asia ...> Full Article


Study to evaluate inheritance of mitochondria for sexual selection (9/20/2007)

Study to evaluate inheritance of mitochondria for sexual selectionResearchers to investigate the effects of natural mitochondrial variation on sperm traits and sperm competitive ability. ...> Full Article


Mastodon Extends The Time Limit On DNA Sequencing (7/25/2007)

In a new paper in PLoS Biology, Michael Hofreiter from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, and colleagues from Switzerland and the United States, announce the sequencing of the complete mitochondrial genome of the mastodon (Mammut americanum), a recently extinct relative of the living elephants that diverged about 26 million years ago. ...> Full Article


Mitochondria Regulates Cellular Copper Levels (5/6/2007)

Copper is an essential part of our lives. From copper pipes and wires - to important copper-containing proteins in the body, copper is necessary for healthy growth and neurological development. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University are studying how copper is processed in our bodies and its distinct role in early development. ...> Full Article

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Crossed (Evolutionary) Signals? 7/2/2008

Drought tolerance in potatoes 7/1/2008

Ancient Mexican maize varieties 6/28/2008

Huge genome-scale phylogenetic study of birds rewrites evolutionary tree-of-life 6/27/2008

Estimation of isolation times in the Drosophila simulans complex 6/26/2008

New research reveals the true origins of Lyme disease and predicts how it will spread 6/25/2008

New discovery proves 'selfish gene' exists 6/21/2008

Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution 6/20/2008

Genome sequence of lancelet shows how genes quadrupled during vertebrate evolution 6/19/2008

X Marks the Spot 6/18/2008

Did the gene for ADHD help our nomadic ancestors? 6/17/2008

Ancient antibody molecule offers clues to how humans evolved allergies 6/15/2008

Scientists confirm that parts of earliest genetic material may have come from the stars 6/14/2008

Researchers Resurrect Extinct Judean Date Palm Tree from 2,000-Year-Old Seed 6/13/2008

Woolly-mammoth gene study changes extinction theory 6/11/2008

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