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Did meat make us human?

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A new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.

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January 26, 2022

Letters from the Galapagos Islands

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Virtually join middle-schooler Nora Clayton’s journey as she embeds herself with a U research team.

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January 20, 2022

It’s who you are that matters most

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A first-of-its-kind study found that evolutionary history has the strongest influence in both wild and captive woodrats’ microbiomes.

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November 15, 2021

Darwin’s short-beak enigma solved

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A mutation in the ROR2 gene is linked to beak size reduction in numerous breeds of domestic pigeons. Surprisingly, mutations in ROR2 also underlie a human disorder called Robinow syndrome.

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September 21, 2021

Tracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate

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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.

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September 16, 2021

Restorative justice preferred among the Enga

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Advocates have called for a restorative justice system that repairs harm done to victims and reintegrates wrongdoers into society. The Enga of Papua New Guinea balance retribution and restitution.

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December 10, 2020

A genius in our midst: U of U Health geneticist awarded prestigious MacArthur Fellowship

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Elde, an evolutionary geneticist, lauded for his creativity and wide-ranging intellectual curiosity.

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October 6, 2020

Ribs evolved for movement first, then co-opted for breathing

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A major transformation in vertebrate evolution was when breathing shifted from the head to the torso in reptiles. But what caused the shift? A study hypothesizes it was driven by locomotion.

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May 19, 2020

Discover parasite biodiversity from home

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Millions of specimens are sitting in museums all over the world, but a lack of digital records make them hard to find and study. Help biologists discover parasite biodiversity.

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April 15, 2020

Earliest interbreeding event between ancient human populations discovered

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The new study goes back further than 23andme could have ever imagined.

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February 21, 2020

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