Case Studies
Narwhal
By Martin Nweeia: Why choose narwhal as a model for tooth comparative studies? It’s simply an amazing tooth. In the year 2000, I began investigating this unique tooth organ...
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Solenodon
By Nick Casewell: Solenodons are fascinating mammals. They are members of the Eulipotyphla – a group formally known as ‘insectivores’ and that contains moles, hedgehogs and shrews.
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Gene Regulatory Evolution
By Irene Kaplow: Many phenotypes, including vocal learning, longevity, and brain size, have evolved through gene expression, meaning that their differences across species are caused by differences in genome sequence.
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Transposable Elements
By David Ray: Transposable elements (TEs) are genomic components with the ability to move or copy themselves from one location to another within a genome.
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MicroRNA
By Zixia Huang: MicroRNA are small noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of thousands of genes, at mRNA level, in a broad range of organisms...
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Speech & Song in Mammals
By Morgan Wirthlin: Vocal behavior is highly variable across mammals, ranging from simple grunts and barks to the complex vocal learning exemplified by human speech and the song of humpback.
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Mammalian Chromosome Evolution
By Joana Damas and Harris Lewin: A species’ genome is an encyclopedia carrying the information needed for the growth, development, and function of an organism.
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