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Study Finds Bacteria and Archaea Became Free‑Living Separately

A full reconstruction of 420 core metabolic reactions points to early metal catalysis in a metal–enzyme LUCA and to two independent transitions to cellular life, a result that could reshape origin‑of‑life research.

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Genetic Study Points to Human Reintroduction of Nutria in California From Oregon

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Science Study Shows Rapid Evolution Helped Wildflower Survive California Megadrought

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X‑Chromosome Study Points to Sex‑Biased Human–Neanderthal Pairings Led by Neanderthal Males

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Body-Wide Single-Cell Atlas Charts How Aging Rewires Cells Across 21 Mouse Organs

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Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

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7mo ago

Study Links Humans’ Use of Fire to Evolution in Burn-Response Genes

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Massive Genomic Study Maps Five Shared Risk Signatures Across 14 Psychiatric Disorders

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Ancient DNA From Southern Africa Reveals Long-Isolated Homo Sapiens Lineage

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Ancient DNA Shows Housecats Originated in North Africa and Reached Europe Only 2,000 Years Ago

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10mo ago

Tiny DNA Tweaks Tied to Neanderthals’ Bigger Jaws, Study Finds

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11mo ago

Dog Aging Project Maps Blood Markers of Age, Spotlighting Kidney-Linked Amino Acids

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11mo ago

67-Million-Year-Old Alberta Fossil Recasts Otophysan Fish Origins

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Study of 117-Year-Old Maps Genetic and Microbiome Clues to Disease-Free Longevity

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this yr.

Researchers Publish Most Detailed Molecular Profile of a 117-Year-Old Supercentenarian

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Nature Study Finds Digits Evolved by Reusing Ancestral Cloacal Regulatory DNA

Genomic Studies

Study Finds Bacteria and Archaea Became Free‑Living Separately

Scientists Detect DNA From Two Unknown Ancient Hominins in Modern Humans

Study Proposes Two Independent Origins of Free‑Living Cells

Large Genetic Study Links Fibromyalgia to Nervous-System Changes

Study Recasts Post-Rome Europe as Integration, Not Invasion

Genetic Study Points to Human Reintroduction of Nutria in California From Oregon

Science Study Shows Rapid Evolution Helped Wildflower Survive California Megadrought

X‑Chromosome Study Points to Sex‑Biased Human–Neanderthal Pairings Led by Neanderthal Males

Body-Wide Single-Cell Atlas Charts How Aging Rewires Cells Across 21 Mouse Organs

Science Study Finds Neanderthal–Human Mating Skewed Toward Neanderthal Men and Human Women

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Genomic Studies

Study Links Humans’ Use of Fire to Evolution in Burn-Response Genes

Massive Genomic Study Maps Five Shared Risk Signatures Across 14 Psychiatric Disorders

Ancient DNA From Southern Africa Reveals Long-Isolated Homo Sapiens Lineage

Ancient DNA Shows Housecats Originated in North Africa and Reached Europe Only 2,000 Years Ago

Tiny DNA Tweaks Tied to Neanderthals’ Bigger Jaws, Study Finds

Dog Aging Project Maps Blood Markers of Age, Spotlighting Kidney-Linked Amino Acids

67-Million-Year-Old Alberta Fossil Recasts Otophysan Fish Origins

Study of 117-Year-Old Maps Genetic and Microbiome Clues to Disease-Free Longevity

Researchers Publish Most Detailed Molecular Profile of a 117-Year-Old Supercentenarian

Nature Study Finds Digits Evolved by Reusing Ancestral Cloacal Regulatory DNA

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Genomic Studies