Island spider loses half of its genome, defying evolutionary expectations
In a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis, a species endemic to the Canary Islands, halved the size of ...
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The evolutionary strategy produces nanoribbons of high quality black phosphorus for electronics
Nanoribbons with black phosphorus (BPNR), thin and narrow strips in the shape of a black phosphorus tape, are known to ...
The genomic survey discovers the evolutionary origins of secretoglobins
At a conference in Washington, DC, in 2000, the super family of proteins secretoglobin was appointed to classify proteins with ...
Double evolutionary receipt processors overcome the capacity and the limits of precision
Combinatory optimization problems (COP) occur in various fields such as quarter planning, traffic routing and drug development. However, they are ...
Evolutionary graphene membranes could overeat carbon capture
Capture carbon dioxide (Co2) Industrial emissions are crucial in the fight against climate change. But current methods, such as chemical ...
Can the “difficult stages” in the evolutionary history of human intelligence be reformulated using geological thresholds?
Why did it take so long for humans to appear on Earth? The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, and ...
New database covers distribution and evolutionary history of megadiverse flowering plant family on isolated islands
The Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants, is the most diverse group of flowering plants in the world. This plant ...
Global warming triggers rapid evolutionary response in fruit flies, study finds
UAB researchers have observed that rising temperatures and heatwave episodes over the past two decades have accelerated the presence of ...
How large fossil sites shape our understanding of evolutionary relationships between fossil groups
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE explores the weight of large fossil sites on our understanding of ...
Evolutionary origin of mysterious human immune system molecule revealed
Biological systems can behave like siblings in several ways, including borrowing something and never returning it. This appears to be ...
