evolutionary biology

missing heritability problem, gene variants, rare diseases, genome wide association studies, whole genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, body mass index, human body height, polygenic risk score, preprint paper, peer review, genetic variation, heritability,

The Hidden Mutations That Could Help You Evolve Better

Pratik Pawar 20/08/2019

Noted evolutionary biologists like Stephen Jay Gould and others...

phytoacoustics, pollen, pollination, evening primrose, bees, vibrations, animal hearing, bioengineering, Tel Aviv University, laser vibrometry, evolution, nectar, caterpillars, evolutionary biology,

Plants Know When a Bee Is Passing by and Produce Sweeter Nectar

Sarah Iqbal 07/08/2019

This happens because, as scientists have shown for the...

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The Indonesian Divers Who Are Genetically Adapted to a Nomadic Life at Sea

The Wire Staff 07/06/2018

Meet the Bajau, the ‘Sea Nomads’, whose life at...

A colour plate illustration from Ernst Haeckel's 'Kunstformen der Natur' (1899), showing a variety of hummingbirds. Full image available here. Caption and credit: Wikimedia Commons

New Study on Hummingbird Flight Reveals Surprising Twists

Lakshmi Supriya 19/02/2018

“All else being equal, a heavier hummingbird should be...

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Review: Friends With Benefits – the Human Race and the Food It Makes

Madhusudhan Raman 21/01/2018

Jonathan Silvertown has presented between the covers of his...

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Srimonti Sarkar, an Evolutionary Cell Biologist Fascinated With a Peculiar Microorganism

Nandita Jayaraj 14/11/2017

Cell biologists like Sarkar are fascinated by Giardia, not...

A surrogate parent feeding a Seychelles warbler chick. Credit: Sjouke Kingma

Some Birds Have Babysitters – but Why Are Babysitters Available in the First Place?

Janaki Lenin 14/11/2017

Surrogate parents of unrelated nestlings could forgo food while...