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Biology In The News

Hand-picked stories of interest

Archive for June, 2009

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Wildlife Faces Cancer Threat

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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DNA Patterns Of Microbes

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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Bird Migration: First ‘transmitter Godwit’ Back To West Africa In One Go

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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‘Neurologger’ Reads Bird Brains In Flight

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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Monkeys And Humans Use Parallel Mechanism To Recognize Faces

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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Insights Into How Climate Change Might Impact Species’ Geographic Ranges

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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Changes In Brain Architecture May Be Driven By Different Cognitive Challenges

Posted in News, June 25th, 2009 |

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Algorithm Charts Evolution Of Genetic Networks During Fruit Fly Life Cycle

Posted in News, June 24th, 2009 |

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Sudden Collapse In Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming The Culprit?

Posted in News, June 20th, 2009 |

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‘Weedy’ Bird Species May Win As Temperatures Rise

Posted in News, June 20th, 2009 |

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Why Do We Choose Our Mates? Ask Charles Darwin, Prof Says

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Not One, But Two Kinds Of Males Found In Invasive Round Goby Fis

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Influence of Environment and Mitochondrial Heritage on the Ecological Characteristics of Fish in a Hybrid Zone

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Discoveries That Saved The Large Blue Butterfly Detailed

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Mammoths Survived In Britain Until 14,000 Years Ago, New Discovery Suggests

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Beaked, Bird-like Dinosaur Tells Story Of Finger Evolution

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Carl Linnaeus Invented The Index Card

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests

Posted in News, June 18th, 2009 |

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Same-sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals, Review Finds

Posted in News, June 16th, 2009 |

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What Limits The Size Of Birds?

Posted in News, June 16th, 2009 |

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