DARWIN"S OWN WORDS

Before Adam came Zinj

Genetic studies may hold the key to saving west and central Africa's lions

African lions were initially thought to belong to a single subspecies but new research shows that there is more diversity on the African continent.

Good while it lasted - I: 6th mass extinction underway, courtesy humans

Earth is losing species at an unprecedented rate; This marks the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch, a self-aggrandising nomenclature that …

Human puzzle

Signs of butchery in the Siwalik Hills of India 2.6 million years ago make the story of human evolution more intriguing than ever

Grasses aren't meant for cows alone

GRASS EVOLUTION AND DOMESTICATION Edited by G P Chapman Publisher: Cambridge University Press,UK Price: Not state

Reinterpreting Darwin

THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION Robert J Richards Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago Price: Not stated

Toying with the unborn

Is it right to experiment with the foetus? The US preparesfor another )8 controversial medical experiment

Pushing back the past

Australian scientists have found that life on Earth existed much earlier than previously believed

How genes cheat

In order to promote themselves, certain genes resort to underhand tactics. Welcome to the realities of evolution

How the eye anticipates

Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists …

Cold cold heart

If everything goes right, it would be possible to 'store' vital organs to be used for transplants much later

Memories of grandma

Not just parents, but even the genetic makeup of our grandparents account for the traits we inherit

Awarding the tyrant

Award>> Life Sciences ÔÇó Equatorial Guinea

Mix and match

DNA-RNA hybrid virus may provide clues to virus evolution

When did early humans reach India?

Stone tools suggest a million years ago, previous assumption was 0.5 million years ago

Come together

Delving into the underworld of matter, scientists are coming up with miniaturised miracles

Fat chance

Gene trouble

The prehistoric mammoth throws a sophisticated modern scientific method into disarray

Worm sutpnse

Spy vs spy

The war of wits that goes on between plants and viruses

A mammoth clone?

Scientists are trying to create it, though the chances are slim

Participatory approach

The 'executive arm' of the brain also helps in making decisions

Dealing with mutant genes

Important, but not busy