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Tag: evolution

Insights from whale DNA: two new studies

My latest post for AAAS talks about a recent study by Elizabeth Alter and colleagues who used mitochondrial DNA (including DNA from … More

AAAS, ecology, evolution, genetics, mitocondria, whales

Retractions, Exploring the Zooniverse, Spiders in Guam, and Crowdfunding

I have four recent posts up at the AAAS MemberCentral website: Should a scientific journal article be retracted if its … More

AAAS, birds, citizen science, crowdfunding, ecology, evolution, meth lab, outreach, retractions, snakes, spiders, Zooniverse

Solving the mystery of menopause: Male whales live longer when mama’s around

Orca pod (photo credit: NOAA) A recent study published in Science looks at a question that has long vexed biologists: … More

evolution, menopause, reproduction, whales

For Tasmanian devils it pays to be nice (AKA reasons not to bite your friend’s face tumor)

Tasmanian devil (nothing like the cartoon, am I right?) Image credit: KeresH You may have heard about how DFTD or devil … More

DFTD, evolution, social behavior, Tasmanian devils

‘Curse’ may explain why daughters live longer than sons- AAAS MemberCentral post

Microscope image of mitochondria in mammalian lung tissue. (Photo: Louisa Howard) A person’s genome is a unique combination of genes inherited … More

AAAS, evolution, flies, mitocondria, mother's curse

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