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Mar 16, 2017

Earth BioGenome Project Seeks to Sequence Planet's Eukaryotic Species

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Though they face challenges in sample collection, data analysis and storage, and funding, the EBP researchers are optimistic they will succeed.

Mar 06, 2017

Glioblastoma Genomic Studies Yield Clues About Evolution, Targeted Treatment

Mutation and expression patterns in longitudinal, multifocal, and solitary tumor samples suggest glioblastoma follows a multiverse model of evolution.

Mar 02, 2017

Advantage, But Risk

Yale researchers find that autism risk-linked genes are also associated with increased cognitive ability, according to the Independent.

Feb 17, 2017

Small Genetic Changes May Hold Key to Formation of New Species

Researchers studying Timema stick insects found that small genetic changes over time due to selective mating could be how individual species evolve.

Feb 03, 2017

Texas Considers Changing Evolution Standards

The Texas Board of Education has voted to alter its standards on teaching evolution, the Associated Press reports.

Feb 03, 2017

Staving off Resistance

The effectiveness of gene drives will likely be dampened by evolution, Nature News reports.

Feb 02, 2017

Selective Sweep in Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes in Southern Africa Linked to Insecticide Resistance

The sweep became more common in Anopheles funestus mosquitoes in Malawi and Mozambique after increased vector control efforts.

Jan 25, 2017

Malaria Parasite Genomes Shed Light on Organisms' Evolution

The new sequences also uncovered two new gene families likely involved in Plasmodium malariae's ability to invade host cells.

Dec 21, 2016

Inuit, Native Americans Adapted to Cold Through Mixing With Archaic Humans

Researchers suspect Denisovan-like sequences may reflect adaptive introgression of sequences related to brown fat development and cold adaptation.

Dec 15, 2016

Rabies Virus Genetic Diversity, Evolutionary History Spelled Out With Genome Sequence Set

By analyzing hundreds of rabies virus genomes from isolates collected over 65 years, researchers characterized evolutionary features in two main RABV groups.

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The Scan

Snakes and Bats and People

An initial analysis suggests the novel coronavirus from Wuhan that is sickening people might come from snakes, a team of virologists writes at the Conversation.

Coyote Match in Chicago

DNA testing confirms captured Chicago coyote same as the one that bit a boy near a nature museum, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Viruses on Ice

An analysis of Tibetan ice cores uncovers more than two dozen previously unknown virus groups, LiveScience reports.

Nature Papers Examine Ancient Human DNA From Africa, Present Approach to Study Microbiota

In Nature this week: genomic analysis of four children buried in Cameroon approximately 3,000 and 8,000 years ago, and more.

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