How evolution rewires gene circuits to build new patterns

How do cells know what they should become as the body develops? Biological development depends crucially on spatial patterns: ...

Human evolution may be responsible for autism rates

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of millions of years of evolution. Rapid neuronal evolution in humans is ...

You can hold on to your butts thanks to DNA that evolved in fish

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

Green and brown persist—study reveals the role of color in driving evolution in frogs

A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has uncovered how a common color variation in frogs has helped them thrive and ...
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Paleontologists Directly Date Dinosaur Eggs for the First Time, Shedding Light on the Cretaceous World 85 Million Years Ago

Using uranium-lead dating, researchers calculated the age of the eggs, rather than the sediments around them, at the ...

A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...