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Does a Dog's Breed Really Dictate Its Behavior? (Op-Ed) How much of a dog's behavior is due to breeding?

Tiger, lion and domestic cat genes not so different | Life | Science News Tigers and their relatives have hit on the right combination of genes to make them successful hunters, scientists have learned from studying the DNA of some of the biggest big cats.

Convergent evolution at the genome, new findings bring new challenge, read on….

Bats and Dolphins Evolved Echolocation in Same Way | Science/AAAS | News Dolphins and bats don't have much in common, but they share a superpower: Both hunt their prey by emitting high-pitched sounds and listening for the echoes. Now, a study shows that this ability arose independently in each group of mammals from the same genetic mutations. The work suggests that evolu...

How do animals get oxygen under extreme conditions? You want to know… of course!

Making the most of muscle oxygen Animals have evolved a variety of ways to get oxygen under extreme conditions.

They wished they took genetics in college. "An oral argument (at the Supreme Court) in April was so deeply technical — introns, exons and messenger RNA were all discussed in detail — that justices and lawyers alike had to grope for everyday analogies."

Supreme Court says natural human genes can't be patented The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that natural human genes cannot be patented by companies, but it said that synthetically produced genetic material can — a mixed ruling for the biotechnology industry. A naturally occurring piece of DNA is “a product of nat …

Scientists find gene mutation that spurs early puberty Scientists have identified mutations in a gene responsible for some cases of early puberty, an issue of growing concern to doctors, as children begin developing earlier and earlier.

Another DNA anniversary, which tells a different story from the textbooks by Matthew Cobb 60 years ago this week, June 5 – June 11 1953, the 18th annual Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Quantitative Biology took place on Long Island, New York. The topic was ‘Vi...

Single Gene Swap Helps Bird Flu Virus Switch Hosts, http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/05/gene-swap-helps-bird-flu-spread-.html?ref=hp

Single Gene Swap Helps Bird Flu Virus Switch Hosts - ScienceNOW Single Gene Swap Helps Bird Flu Virus Switch Hosts - ScienceNOW

http://www.livescience.com/28954-ancient-europeans-mysteriously-vanished.html

Ancient Europeans Mysteriously Vanished 4,500 Years Ago A mysterious event radically reshaped the genetic landscape of Europe, new research finds.

A somewhat depressing report... check it out. I blame ...

Early malnutrition bodes ill for adult personality | Psychology | Science News Malnutrition in the first year life, even when followed by a good diet and restored physical health, predisposes people to a troubled personality at age 40, new research suggests.

Good news: you are eligible for an undergraduate travel award, if you apply, check it out here: http://www.nescent.org/eog/undergraddiversity …

NESCent: Education & Outreach: Postcasts We are looking for talented and diverse undergraduates to send to the Evolution meetings in Snowbird, Utah from June 21-25, 2013.

A letter from Dad to his 12 years old son uncovering the secret of life nearly sixty years ago still rocks the modern world!

A DNA Lesson, From the Expert’s Pen A letter from Francis Crick to his son, Michael, two weeks after solving the DNA puzzle in 1953, is the first written description of the code and is being put up for auction.