A couple of hot developments in genetics and evolution. First, the latest issue of
Science is devoted to the genome of the Rhesus Monkey and there is a great online spread on the Rhesus genome
here. Turns out that this genome has lots to say about evolution and also treatment of human diseases. Next, scientists have actually sequenced a collagen protein from
Tyrannosaurus rex. The sequence is consistent with the hypothesis that dinosaurs and birds are closely related. See
this report from the
NY Times.
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