Life Sciences

Octopuses Aren't Polyps Anymore

here is one of my all-time favorite cephalopod pix. I know, I know, it's a not a squid! But ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Nov 1 2009 - 9:21pm

Ribosome Preserves Genetic Code's Evolutionary History

variety of functions that cover all of our body's needs, yet they make do with a very limited number ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 12 2010 - 3:57pm

Understanding languages of untold words.

Europe also  has so many different languages. All human species smile and weep in the same language. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Jun 19 2010 - 4:59pm

Mitochondrial Eve- Statistics Study Says Mother Of Modern Humans Lived 200,000 Years Ago

is inherited from his or her mother, all mitochondrial lineages are maternal.  To infer mtEve's ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2010 - 11:20am

Maize Versus Fungi: And The Winner Is...

in which the differences in the two sets of genes are particularly significant. These included all of ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 11 2010 - 10:46am

Squid-eating Whales Pay the Price in Pollutants

whales (perhaps the most teuthophagous of all cetaceans) across the Pacific Ocean has found the animals ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Dec 13 2010 - 9:25pm

One More Thing To Blame Your Mother For- Her Diet During Pregnancy May Have Made You Obese

disease risk. It strengthens the case for all women of reproductive age having greater access to ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 18 2011 - 4:29pm

I Want To Go To New Zealand

all those giant squid. Someday!) But what's even cooler than a giant squid? Obviously, a colossal ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - Jul 18 2011 - 2:35pm

The Tiniest Squid Is Also The Winningest Squid

I love four things about this story. First: there is an All England squid catching championship. ...

Blog Post - Danna Staaf - May 3 2012 - 7:26pm

The Insect Tree Of Life

– all of the expressed genes) gives us a very detailed and precise view into the genetic constitution ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2014 - 11:02am