The beans, also known as alubias, faves or beans, do not originate from the slopes of the Andes (Peru and Ecuador), as previously thought, but come from Mexico, according to a study published today by the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'.
A person's intellectual interests are determined, in part, by genetic inheritance. A study published in the journal PLoS ONE has found that people whose families have cases of autism or Asperger's syndrome are more likely to choose technical and scientific professions. In contrast, those who prefer the arts and humanities are more likely to find a family history of depression, bipolarity or substance abuse.
An international team of scientists has obtained the DNA sequence of an emblematic reptile, the saltwater crocodile. The sequencing of the new genome, released in the journal Genome Biology, will also allow us to understand the evolutionary relationships between members of the alligator and crocodilian family, as well as their relationship with other reptiles and with their closest living relatives, the birds.
It was not Homo sapiens, nor was it a Neanderthal. The remains found in Denisova Cave belonged to a group of extinct hominids that left Africa in a different migratory movement than our ancestors. Now, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have released the complete genome of the Denisova hominid, which will serve scientists around the world to investigate our origins.
It is clear that a good massage can relieve muscle pain or help the body recover after intense physical exercise. However, little is known about the physiological processes that produce these beneficial effects. A study published in Science Translational Medicine offers some clues: the answer lies in the genes.
According to what has been discovered so far, the first human populations arose in the heart of Africa and from there they spread to other areas, it would be expected that those who today inhabit the north of the continent were the direct descendants of those first colonizers. However, a study published in the journal PLos Genetics indicates that, before finally settling north of the Sahara, the ancestors of North Africans took a "little tour" around the rest of the world.
Do you think you are smarter than others? Genes are responsible for only part of intelligence, the rest is determined by different environmental factors. This has been shown by a long study carried out in Scotland that studied the intelligence of about 2,000 people throughout their lives.
Yes, by measuring telomeres, as a study by the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom) published in the journal PNAS has just shown. Working with mandarin diamonds (Taeniopygia guttata), birds native to Australia, Pat Monaghan and his colleagues have shown that by measuring the length of telomeres periodically throughout the life of an animal an association can be found between the length of these located structures at the end of chromosomes and life expectancy.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
