How did vertebrates first evolve jaws?
Five-hundred million years ago, it was relatively safe to go back in the water. That's because creatures of the deep had not yet evolved jaws. In a new pair of studies in eLife and Development, scientists reveal clues about the origin of this thrilli.....»»
Almost 17 million vertebrates killed in the 2020 wildfires in Brazil: study
The 2020 wildfires in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil, caused the immediate death of potentially 16.9 million vertebrates, including lizards, birds and primates, reports a study published in Scientific Reports......»»
Darwin"s finches "evolve": Vampire fly threat is changing parental behavior
Spending time with offspring is beneficial to development, but it's proving lifesaving to Galápagos Islands Darwin's finches studied by Flinders University experts......»»
Early developmental gene can cause deadly aneurysms
Mutations of a gene that regulates formation of blood vessels in the brain of vertebrates can lead to potentially deadly aneurysms in adults. Saccular brain aneurysms affect nearly 3% of the human population. If they rupture, it can cause subarachnoi.....»»
How to get special items in Pokémon Go
Special items in Pokemon Go can be used to evolve your cute critters into powerful Pokemon capable of competitive play. Here's how to get those special items......»»
A beetle chemical defense gland offers clues about how complex organs evolve
Rove beetles are among the chemists of the insect world, concocting noxious compounds within their bodies that are weaponized to ward off predators, enabling the beetles to survive in leaf litter and soil in ecosystems across the planet. On December.....»»
Anthrax arms race helped Europeans evolve against disease
New research has revealed how humans evolved greater resistance against anthrax multiple times during history: when they developed a diet of more ruminants, and when agricultural practices took hold......»»
To See Where a Whale Has Been, Look in Its Mouth
The baleen that hangs from the jaws of some whale species contains clues about their migrations and diets -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Anthrax arms race helped Europeans evolve against disease
New research from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine has revealed how humans evolved greater resistance against anthrax multiple times during history: when they developed a diet of more ruminants, and when agricultural practices took hold......»»
Gas bubbles in rock pores were a nursery for life on early Earth
Where and how did life begin on Early Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago from non-living chemicals? A key necessity for the first cells on Earth is the ability to make compartments and evolve to facilitate the first chemical reactions. Membraneles.....»»
Why is data cleaning crucial? How do you clean the data?
Data cleansing has technically played an important part and vital role in the history of data science and data analytics, so also it continues to evolve at a rapid pace. But what is data cleansing, and why is it so necessary? If you want to buil.....»»
In the quantum realm, not even time flows as you might expect
A team of physicists at the Universities of Bristol, Vienna, the Balearic Islands and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI-Vienna) has shown how quantum systems can simultaneously evolve along two opposite time arrows—bot.....»»
Phages kill dystentery-causing bacteria and reduce virulence in surviving bacteria
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and can also be used to treat human infections. However, as with antibiotics, bacteria can readily evolve resistance to phage attack, highlighting a key limitation to the use of phages as therapeutics. Now, res.....»»
Tracing mechanisms of large exon splicing during vertebrate evolution
In vertebrates, large exons often skip splicing events and are evolutionarily conserved. Scientists from Nagoya University, Japan, have recently identified the mechanism behind regulated splicing of large constitutive exons which are rich in disorder.....»»
Top 6 reasons your company needs an Invoice Management System
Invoices around the world are in the billions globally. As purchasing continues to evolve and become more streamlined, this number is only going to increase. Some estimates show that the number of annual invoices will increase fourfold over the next.....»»
Tracing mechanisms of large exon splicing during vertebrate evolution
In vertebrates, large exons often skip splicing events and are evolutionarily conserved. Scientists from Nagoya University, Japan, led by Associate Professor Akio Masuda, have recently identified the mechanism behind regulated splicing of large const.....»»
Phages kill dystentery-causing bacteria and reduce virulence in surviving bacteria
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and can also be used to treat human infections. However, as with antibiotics, bacteria can readily evolve resistance to phage attack, highlighting a key limitation to the use of phages as therapeutics. Now, res.....»»
Deciphering the impact of gene loss on biological evolution
A paper in Nature proposes a new evolutionary scenario that helps to better understand the evolution of our phylum and to discover what the ancestor of tunicates—the sister group of vertebrates—were like. Specifically, it reveals that the massive.....»»
Striking difference between neurons of humans and other mammals
Human neurons have a lower density of ion channels than expected, compared to neurons of other mammals, according to a new study. The researchers hypothesize that a lower channel density may have helped the human brain evolve to operate more efficien.....»»
Putting Together a Successful IT Organization
How do we define success in the IT organization today? And how do CIOs need to evolve to deliver? Continue reading........»»
Researchers puncture explanation for largest increase of biodiversity in Earth"s history
In a geological period 469 million years ago known as the Ordovicium Period, Earth's seas were inhabited by animals like trilobites (reminiscent of pillbugs), conodonts (eel-like vertebrates) and brachiopods (animals with two-part shells reminiscent.....»»