News: April 2020
DNA Day 2020
DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953. The goal of National DNA Day is to offer students, teachers and the public an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the latest advances in genomic research and explore how those advances impact their lives.
Publication date: 24 April 2020
Monkey teeth fossils hint several extinct species crossed the Atlantic
Most mammal fossils are visually unimpressive: a handful of teeth here and a fragment of bone there. Some are not even enough to identify the species they belonged to. But even a tiny fossil found in the right place can raise some really exciting questions about evolution. This article by V ivien Shaw , School of Medical Sciences and Isabelle Catherine Winder , School of Natural Sciences , is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article .
Publication date: 16 April 2020