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| Pancreatic RNase genes implicated in the adaptation of the colobine monkeys to leaf-eating have long intrigued evolutionary biologists since the identification of a duplicated RNASE1 gene with enhanced digestive efficiencies in Pygathrix nemaeus. The recent emergence of two contrasting hypotheses, i.e., independent duplication and one duplication event hypotheses, make it into focus again. Curr... more |
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By Elizabeth Pennisi
ScienceNOW Daily News
1 September 2009
The latest "made in China" item isn't a plastic widget or a pair of shoes. It's a dog. A new study suggests that wolves were first domesticated in Southeast Asia some 16,000 years ago. The work is the latest volley in a long-standing debate about just where canine companionship got its start.
Most researchers agree that... more |
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| Recent studies made by a group of CAS scientists may shed light on a new approach for demystifying the complicated pathogenesis of the AIDS, i.e., the formative mechanism of HIV infection at the molecular level. The pioneering work provides new clues for stemming the genetic pathway needed for propagation of the killer epidemic. The research result has been published by two monographic journals... more |
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| The first prize of the 2006 Cheung Kong Achievement Awards went to Prof. ZHANG Yaping (Ya-ping Zhang), an expert in molecular evolution and population genetics from the CAS Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ), and Prof. Zhai Wanming from the Southwest Jiaotong University. The awarding ceremony was held on 28 March at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. State Councilor CHEN Zhili and Chinese... more |
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