evolutionarybiology
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A Massive Project Is Helping Scientists Unravel the Genetic Secrets of Mammals
In expansive new research out this week, scientists around the world have started to unravel the genetic secrets behind one of nature’s greatest success stories: mammals. They’ve catalogued and compared the genomes of more than 200 mammal species, including elephants, bats, and humans. Among other things, their findings should help us understand the origins of…
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Remains of Neanderthal Family Found in Siberian Cave
Researchers looked at DNA extracted from the remains of 13 Neanderthals that lived in Asia about 54,000 years ago and found some surprising relationships among them.
