Evolution

Evolution

Of or pertaining to the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

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Evolution

Larry Flammer

Archaeology; Evolution

A retired high school biology teacher and co-founder of the Santa Clara County Biotechnology-Education Partnership, which provides teacher training and lab equipment for local schools. He is a ...

Matthew Kluger

Archaeology; Evolution

A researcher whose work on lizards demonstrated that fever is beneficial and can improve the immune response to infection. The implication for humans is still being researched, but evidence indicates ...

Alex Goldfarb

Archaeology; Evolution

A Russian-born microbiologist now at the Public Health Research Institute in New York City, Dr. Goldfarb is piloting a programme in the Russian prison system to combat the further evolution of ...

Sagittal crest

Archaeology; Evolution

A ridge of bone projecting up from the top midline of the skull, running from front to back. It serves as a muscle attachment area for the muscles that extend up the side of the head from the jaw. ...

William McGinnis

Archaeology; Evolution

A professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego. Discover (with Mike Levine) of homeoboxes, the sequences of DNA that are characteristic of homeotic genes, which play a central role ...