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Origins
Origin & Evolution of Life
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Volcanic Pumice as Rafts of Life
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
09/04/11 |
| A new study shows that volcanic pumice may have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth. Pumice has a unique set of properties that may have made it an ideal habitat for early organisms. |
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Coral and Algae Partner for Sun Protection
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
09/03/11 |
| Researchers have discovered how coral produces natural sunscreen compounds. The findings shed new light on how life can adapt to survive in varied environments. |
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A Fish that Leaps to Land
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
09/02/11 |
| A study detailing the social life of a unique, leaping fish may help scientists understand how the first animal life colonized the land. |
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Milestone in Mammal Evolution
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/29/11 |
| Scientists have discovered a new fossil that fills an important gap in the fossil record and sheds new light on the evolution of mammals. |
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New Candidate for Oldest Fossils
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/24/11 |
| Researchers have found what could be the oldest microbial fossils yet documented. The traces, discovered in 3.4-billion-year-old Australian rocks, might help to resolve the question of when cellular life arose, and how it produced energy. |
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Amino Acid Alphabet Soup
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/18/11 |
| All life on Earth relies on a standard set of 20 amino acids to build the proteins that carry out life's essential actions. But did it have to be this way? |
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Galactic Graphene
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/17/11 |
| NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted graphene in space. If confirmed, it would be the first-ever cosmic detection of the unique, chicken-wire-like material. Graphene is composed of carbon and has many industrial applications on Earth. Studying carbon in space may also hold clues about how life on Earth developed. |
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How Simple Life Got Complicated?
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/13/11 |
| New research shows how single-celled organisms may have initially banded together into multicellular groups. |
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A Simple Solution to Life's Origin
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/12/11 |
| A new study shows how a relatively simple combination of naturally occurring sugars and amino acids offers a plausible route to the building blocks of life. |
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The Riddle of Regeneration
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
08/11/11 |
| Researchers have demonstrated that flatworms are able to regenerate their excretory system from scratch. The findings could provide clues about the evolutionary origin of mammalian kidneys and the processes behind organ maintenance and regeneration. |
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