not exactly genetics, but . . .

we do use phylogenies (!) to examine:

1) lemur ecology and evolution

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011073

2) mammal longevity

http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/05/08/rsbl.2010.0348.abstract?cited-by=yes&legid=roybiolett;rsbl.2010.0348v1

Genome at 10

Nicholas Wade (NYTimes) takes a look at the decade following the human genome announcement and how the map has yielded "few new cures"

more on oxytocin and (selective) altruism

New paper in Science suggests that oxytocin promotes altruism within groups, but aggression toward out-group competitors -- a "tend and defend" response. Includes a commentary by Greg Miller.

Handedness in Primates and other Animals...

My presentation topic in New Scientist!

Mutations in DCC Cause Congenital Mirror Movements

A study of congenital mirror movements in two families in which the condition is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Affected individuals had protein-truncating mutations on the DCC gene, and it appears that DCC plays an important role in the lateralization of the human nervous system.

Neanderthals may have interbred with humans...

Nature's overview of a genetic analysis, apparently on its way to publication, suggesting that Neanderthals interbred with humans. Includes a heartwarming image of an "interspecies love child."

Alternative Explanations for Speciation