in PNAS this week. - he's always interesting and often brilliant. Some of the interview questions are bit hokey though... "smorgasbord of form" ?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Longevity genetics
A BU group looking at centenarians has a genetic panel of 'signatures of' longevity...wonder if it includes apoE e2...
Title links to original Science Express paper.
Neanderthal humerus reflects unusual hormonal status
Analysis of a humeral shaft informs the impact of diet and hormones on bone growth and remodeling in Neanderthals; MSNBC decides this is newsworthy here. Post title links to original paper.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Animal patterns... return of Turing
Science News has a cover story about animal patterns, including a discussion about how Turin might have been wrong...and right. - also mentions a recent study in PLoS Genetics on pigment cell migration and the gene basonuclin-2.
Baboon friendships and longevity
New Silk, Cheney et al paper in Current Biology indicates female chacma baboons with close, long-term friends live longer. Science News tidbit here.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Selection at high altitudes
New papers in Science using genome scans to identify genes associated with high altitude adaptations in humans.
Perspective on this by Jaz Storz is HERE
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