Chimpanzees in the Media
Chimp and Human Y Chromosomes Evolving Faster than Expected (Newswise)
The first comprehensive comparison of Y chromosomes from two species sheds new light on Y chromosome evolution. Contrary to a widely held scientific theory that the mammalian Y chromosome is slowly decaying or stagnating, new evidence suggests that in fact the Y is continuously reinventing itself.
posted 01/13/2010 12:49 PMRenovating a runt - the extreme evolution of the Y chromosome [Not Exactly Rocket Science] (ScienceBlogs)
Men who think that size really matters should probably not think too hard about the Y chromosome. This bundle of genes is the ultimate determinant of manliness, and it happens to be a degenerate runt. Â Over a few hundred million years, it has shrunk considerably, jettisoning around 97% of its original genes. Where it was once a large library of genes, now it's more a struggling independent ...
posted 01/13/2010 12:41 PMNew clues to Y evolution (The Scientist)
Rather than being the slowest component of the genome to change, the Y chromosome might be the fastest
posted 01/13/2010 12:27 PMChimp and human Y chromosomes evolving faster than expected (EurekAlert!)
The first comprehensive comparison of Y chromosomes from two species sheds new light on Y chromosome evolution. Contrary to a widely held scientific theory that the mammalian Y chromosome is slowly decaying or stagnating, new evidence suggests that in fact the Y is actually reinventing itself through continuous, wholesale renovation.
posted 01/13/2010 12:27 PMChimp and human Y chromosomes evolving faster than expected (PhysOrg)
Contrary to a widely held scientific theory that the mammalian Y chromosome is slowly decaying or stagnating, new evidence suggests that in fact the Y is actually evolving quite rapidly through continuous, wholesale renovation.
posted 01/13/2010 12:11 PMChimps and Monkeys Could Talk. Why Don’t They? (The Tech)
By Nicholas Wade THE NEW YORK TIMES Walking through the Tai forest of Ivory Coast, Klaus Zuberbuehler could hear the calls of the Diana monkeys, but the babble held no meaning for him.
posted 01/13/2010 1:22 AMLusha the chimpanzee outperforms 94% of Russia bankers with her investment portfolio (Daily Mail: World News)
Circus monkey Lusha chose eight companies from a possible 30 to invest her one million roubles - around £21,000 - and made almost three times as much.
posted 01/12/2010 6:55 AMDeciphering the Chatter of Monkeys (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Walking through the Tai forest of Ivory Coast, Klaus Zuberbühler could hear the calls of the Diana monkeys, but the babble held no meaning for him.
posted 01/12/2010 1:24 AMLatinos looking forward (Ventura County Star)
Did you ever attend a party and no one noticed you were there, and when you left no one noticed that you weren’t? That is how I interpreted Long Island University professor Jose R. Sanchez’s New Year’s observation about the media’s oversight of some key passings.He counted up the year-end recognitions of notable people who passed away in 2009 and noted next to no Latinos. The “treatment of ...
posted 01/11/2010 7:36 PMChimps and Monkeys Could Talk. Why Don’t They? (New York Times)
Scientests are studying the babble of monkeys and apes in the hope of finding the key to how human communication evolved.
posted 01/11/2010 6:37 PM