skeletons

Earliest known human TB found in 9,000-year-old skeletons

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:49:12 -0500

The discovery of the earliest known cases of human tuberculosis (TB) in bones found submerged off the coast of Israel shows that the disease is 3000 years older than previously thought. Direct examination of this ancient DNA confirms the latest theory that bovine TB evolved later than human TB.

Reconstruction of biological history of Aldaieta necropolis

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:31:37 -0500

A research team from the Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology & Animal Physiology in the Faculty of Science and Technology at the Leioa campus of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), and led by Ms Concepción de la Rúa, has reconstructed the history of the evolution of human population and answered questions about history, using DNA extracted from skeleton remains.

New dinosaur species found in Montana

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:42:44 -0500

A dinosaur skeleton found 24 years ago near Choteau has finally been identified as a new species that links North American dinosaurs with Asian dinosaurs. The dinosaur would have weighed 30 to 40 pounds, walked on two feet and stood about three feet tall. The fossil came from sediment that's about 80 million years old

New research sheds light on 'hobbit'

harminka — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:09:14 -0500

An international team of researchers led by the Smithsonian Institution has completed a new study on Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as the “hobbit,” a 3-foot-tall, 18,000-year-old hominin skeleton, discovered four years ago on the Indonesian island of Flores.

Coelacanth fossil sheds light on fin-to-limb evolution

harminka — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:58:13 -0500

A 400 million-year-old fossil of a coelacanth fin, the first finding of its kind, fills a shrinking evolutionary gap between fins and limbs. University of Chicago scientists describe the finding in a paper highlighted on the cover of the July/August 2007 issue of Evolution & Development.

Human ancestors had short legs for combat, not just climbing

harminka — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:36:35 -0500

First high resolution 3D image of a complete eukaryotic cell

harminka — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:05:27 -0600

Early Europeans unable to stomach milk

harminka — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:51:43 -0600

Ape-man skeleton is 2.2 million years old, say scientists

harminka — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:31:07 -0600