Ancient DNA from ancient birds: A tale of two palaeognathae papers
By Phil Grayson All modern birds fall into either (1) the palaeognathae, which contains the flightless ratites (including Africa’s ostrich and New Zealand’s kiwi birds) alongside the volant (flighted)...
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By Allison Shultz In December of 2014, our knowledge of bird genomics made a huge leap forward – moving from about 8 published bird genomes to more than 48. This flock of bird genomes was accompanied...
View ArticleMarine mammals and the legacy of gene loss: evolutionary biology informs policy
Life began in the water. Microbes swarmed around in primordial ooze, banded together to form multicellular organisms, and eventually grew complex enough to leave their watery homes and become the...
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