Genetics and Palaeoproteomics

Most recent stories in Genetics and Palaeoproteomics

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  Evolution of snakes takes surprise twist — cobras didn't come from where we thought they did

  Live Science - By Richard Pallardy

  Ancient origins of cobras traced back to Asia, before jumping continents to spread across the world up to 37.5 million years ago. "When the cobra runs …

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  Matt Magnuson

  

  Epigenetics Unlocks Secrets of Memory Formation

  neurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News

  A new study reveals that the epigenetic state of neurons determines their role in memory formation. Neurons with open chromatin states are more …

• “Humans and other mammals also have the remnants of ancient viruses entwined in their DNA. Referred to as endogenous retroviruses, they're believed to be the leftover bits and pieces of viruses that didn't manage to kill us.”
  “Once assumed to be nothing more than inactive trophies of a failed invasion, it's increasingly thought many may have provided some benefit to still be preserved in our DNA.”

  

  Matt Magnuson

  

  Ancient Viruses May Have Given Our Ancestors The Edge to Evolve

  ScienceAlert - Jess Cockerill

  Scientists have found the remnants of genomes left by ancient, giant viruses within the DNA of a single-celled organism with which complex organisms …

• “‘The very earliest ancestors we identify trace back in time to a geographic location that is in modern Sudan.’"

  

  Matt Magnuson

  

  Every human alive today originated from this current African country

  thebrighterside.news - Joseph Shavit

  In the world of genetic research, the last twenty years have witnessed remarkable progress. This journey has led to the accumulation of genomic data …

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  Matt Magnuson

  

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  Evolution of Humans in 20 Minutes

  What If

  Asteroids. Volcanoes. Lack of oxygen. These were just some of the ways life was almost snuffed out on our planet.

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  Matt Magnuson

  

  Scientists just made a big breakthrough with woolly mammoth DNA

  theweek.com - Justin Klawans, The Week US

  A prehistoric creature has just provided a stunning breakthrough, as a new research paper reveals that scientists mapped the three-dimensional …