Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Genetic engineering may not be the best way to make more food; plant breeding remains vital. As grain production flattens, should we be supporting more plant breeders?

Song competition among chickadees sets females’ reproductive strategy. Guys: Time to learn to sing?

It’s gibberish to us, but what does the Human Genome Project mean for biology?

Diamonds, mating and chocolate: three necessities of Valentine’s Day.

Mechanisms of evolution uncovered with stickleback fish research.

Single gene determines number of queens in fire ant nest.

Evolution is going on all around us. Evolution and everyday life.

Natural love: Hermaphroditic snails dart each other during sex. Just before mating, hydraulic pressure builds around the dart. When the second animal touches the darter’s genitals, it shoots.

Amorphophallus titanum, the corpse flower, astounds thousands as it blooms. Even the flies agree: It STINKS! But what good is a foul-scented wonder?

New report says we don’t get genes directly from bacteria.