News to Know

• Placental Development Triggered by Genomic Parasites

  Oct. 8, 2011

  Prefabricated package of genes prompts placental development.

• Crystal Rate of Growth Debated

  Oct. 1, 2011

  The extreme clarity and uniformity of the beautiful crystals in Naica, Mexico, indicate that the conditions under which they formed remained quite stable.

• Ancient Protein a Potent Antimicrobial

  Oct. 1, 2011

  Answers for antibiotic resistance sought in “ancient” Australian antimicrobials.

• Asteroid No Longer Dinosaur-killing Culprit

  Oct. 1, 2011

  Asteroid cleared of charges, but search continues for another cosmic culprit.

• Evangelicals Prefer Scientific Information From Ken Ham Over Others

  Oct. 1, 2011

  A case of the pot calling the kettle black

• Neutrinos Break Light-Speed Limit

  Oct. 1, 2011

  Is the neutrino guilty of breaking the cosmic speed limit?

• Nile Crocodile Actually Two Separate Species

  Sept. 24, 2011

  If you swim with African crocodiles, better check their I.D. first.

• Epigenetic Code: Hidden DNA

  Sept. 24, 2011

  Epigenetic mutations can produce rapid variation and defy Mendelian genetics.

• Canadian Amber Holds Fuzzy Fossils

  Sept. 24, 2011

  Canadian amber preserves some itsy-bitsy fuzzy fossils.

• Mollusks’ Ever-“Evolving” Nervous Systems

  Sept. 24, 2011

  Rearranged evolutionary tree puts the brains on the bottom.

• Super-colliders Looking for Dark Matter in All the Wrong Places

  Sept. 24, 2011

  Super-colliders looking for dark matter may be on a wild goose chase.

• Parasites Affect Behavior of Moths

  Sept. 17, 2011

  Gypsy moth virus packs a weapon of mass dispersion.

• Leaping Fish Seen as a Successful Transitional Creature

  Sept. 17, 2011

  Leaping blenny leads the way to land.

• University in Glasgow to Create “Inorganic” Life

  Sept. 17, 2011

  Is it animal, vegetable, mineral, . . . or all-of-the-above?

• Matching Footprint Found Under Protoceratops

  Sept. 17, 2011

  Skeleton in the closet puts its foot down.

• First Lizard Genome Sequenced

  Sept. 17, 2011

  Lizard’s genomic agility unravels the mystery of modern life.

• Researchers Believe Modern Humans Gained Immunity Boosts from Neaderthals

  Sept. 10, 2011

  Doses of Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA may have provided immunity to many modern humans.

• Stone Axes Push Anthropological Views on Humans Back in Time

  Sept. 10, 2011

  Homo erectus tool time tinkers with anthropological thought.

• Woolly Rhinoceros Skull Found In Himalayas

  Sept. 10, 2011

  Pliocene rhino plowing pre-Pleistocene snow pleases paleontologists.

• New African Fossils Alter Perception of Human Origins

  Sept. 10, 2011

  Paleo-jigsaw or transitional form?

• Antibiotic Resistance an Age-Old Factor

  Sept. 10, 2011

  Actually, antibiotic resistance is not evolving.

• Neaderthals Prove Technical Capabilities in Jersey Caves

  Sept. 3, 2011

  Neanderthal technical prowess belies brutish reputation.

• Robotic Insects Mimic God’s Own Design

  Sept. 3, 2011

  Energizer bug’s backpack is a battery of God’s own design.

• Jurassic Rat Now Considered Oldest Mammalian Ancestor

  Sept. 3, 2011

  Once upon a time, in a Jurassic park long, long ago, grandmother rat climbed a tree.

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