Were the spotted horses of ancient cave paintings real or imaginary? DNA evidence weighs in.
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Spotted Horses
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Science News Round-up!
Friday, January 7th, 2011
Massive Die-Offs, Oil and DNA Sequencing: 2011 started off with a bang—science news-wise.
Science in 2010
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
2010 was a roller coaster year for science news—think exoplanets, synthetic-life, arsenic-eating bacteria (or not!), earthquakes, volcanoes and of course, the Gulf oil spill.
How Flowers Know it’s Spring
Monday, December 13th, 2010
New discovery sheds light on plants’ ability to remember winter and bloom in spring.
Turkey Tidbits and Leftovers
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Here are a few headlines to nibble on this Thanksgiving holiday.
Ancient Bird Virus
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
A fossil of a Hepatitis B-like virus was found in a bird genome– how might this change the way we think about virus evolution?
Mimic Octopus
Monday, September 13th, 2010
This special octopus mimics other marine animals as a form of defense. How did it evolve to do this?
Dolphin Blow
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Scientists have revealed a novel way to collect DNA from dolphins– exhalations from their blowholes.
Synthetic? Cell
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Lots of hype and controversy, but is the first synthetic cell really synthetic?
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