Sentences with phrase «important role in the evolution»

Bitcoin can play an important role in the evolution of money remittance as we know it, and BitSpark feels it is the best direction for the company at this point.

Need chance have played such an important role in evolution if God is in any way the principle of cosmic order?

The study authors suggest that this positive feedback loop may have served an important role in evolution, by prompting animals to fatten up when they stumbled across calorically dense food in times of food scarcity.

In contrast, these dozens of nerves have been lost independently in the tardigrades (water bears) and modern arthropods, suggesting that simplification played an important role in the evolution of the nervous system.

«Our results indicate that atmospheric escape may play an important role in the evolution of these planets,» summarises Julien de Wit, from MIT, USA, co-author of the study.

«This black hole is blasting hot gas and particles into its surroundings that must play an important role in the evolution of the galaxy.»

This time period defines a new phase of the evolution of Earth System and regular wildfire would have played an important role in the evolution of both animals and plants.

«I'd go out on a limb and say not only that [interbreeding] played an important role in the evolution of all living apes, but that it shaped the evolution of extinct ones as well.»

Although it's not yet clear whether the acquired genes were ultimately beneficial or harmful, the finding strengthens the idea that such cross-species mating played an important role in the evolution of the great apes.

Since then, research has shown that transposons played an important role in the evolution of pregnancy.

«Also, a stream of evidence shows that climate and food availability play very important roles in the evolution of fecundity among species.

Hence, models of speciation which can act in the absence of complete geographical isolation, such as ecological speciation, have likely played an important role in the evolution of marine biodiversity.

«It's certainly probable that the described striatal reorganization played an important role in the evolution of distinctive human behavior, especially the striking level of empathy with other humans that appears to be an innate characteristic of the species.»

If this is so, the magnetic field must have played an important role in the evolution of the Universe.

Protein motions and structural dynamics play an important role in the evolution of new enzyme functions, an international team reports.

Not exact matches

The Evolution of Workups in the U.S Treasury Securities Market documents the continued important role played by workups, whereby there is a short time window following the execution of a marketable order in which market participants can transact additional volume at the same price.

Later, these molecules played important roles in the chemical evolution resulting in the emergence of life on the Earth.

The discoveries reported in two independent studies in the American Journal of Human Genetics on January 7 add to evidence for an important role for interspecies relations in human evolution and specifically in the evolution of the innate immune system, which serves as the body's first line of defense against infection.

Although the researchers do not at this time feel there is any connection between these features and tsunami hazards, «they may provide important insights into the development of the canyons and help us understand the role of changing sea level in the evolution of the Atlantic coast,» he said.

«This connection between an innate call and the activity of a brain area important to learned vocalisations suggests that during the evolution of songbirds, the role of the song area in the brain changed from being a simple vocalisation system for innate calls to a specialised neural network for learned songs,» concludes Manfred Gahr, coordinator of the study.

«Although a central role for DNA methylation in development and disease has been well - documented, our results suggest that epigenetic processes can play an equally important role in adaptive evolution,» the team writes.

These are not genes but must have an important role because evolution has left them virtually unchanged in both humans and mice since our evolutionary paths parted about 75 million years ago.

«They help us to understand how the FOXP2 gene might have been important in the evolution of the human brain and direct us towards neural mechanisms that play a role in speech and language acquisition.»

«Ginkgo biloba, primarily known today as a dietary supplement to enhance memory, also plays an important role in the understanding of seed plant evolution,» says Simon Malcomber, program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology.

Fungi therefore may play a very important role in the highly complex soil habitat: in the spread of soil bacteria, their genetic adaptation and diversity, and ultimately also their evolution.

«We know that interbreeding played a role in human evolution, and now we know it was important for the great apes too,» says Hvilsom.

He suggested that evolution would not repeat itself: the role of random processes in the origin of biodiversity was too important and hence evolution was not predictable.

«Enriching our knowledge of the structures of highly unstable nuclei and the nucleon - nucleon forces that drive nuclear shell evolution and the appearance or disappearance of the nuclear magic numbers in radioactive nuclei plays an important role in understanding astrophysical processes such as nucleosynthesis in stars,» he adds.

This, said Skinner, suggests that environment has a more important role in mutations, disease and evolution than previously appreciated, and appears to be one of the main drivers of intergenerational changes, not simply a passive component.

First discovered in plants about 60 years ago, they are now known to make up more than 40 percent of the entire human genome and may play an important role in genome evolution (pdf).

I am particularly interested in environmental effects on star and planet formation, such as in high mass star forming regions, where external photoevaporation may play an important role on disk evolution and planet formation.

My research attempts to integrate these methods in order to investigate important questions in evolution: reconstructing ancestral protein sequences and determining the functional roles of proteins existing in organisms early in the history of life.

We have found strong support for the important role of internal selection in shaping the adaptive evolution of body plans (i.e. selection caused by characteristics of the developmental system).

The evolution of the gender gaps in achievement as children mature suggests that what occurs in schools and classrooms may play an important role.

And it can play an important role in the refinement and evolution of those changes.

Given these tensions, it is important to examine what productive role, if any, the federal government can play in the evolution of OER.

The original Genesis won several prestigious industry awards in North America and played an important role in the rapid evolution of the Hyundai brand.

Critically acclaimed, the original Genesis model was introduced in 2008 and sold around 250,000 units globally over a six - year period, playing an important role in the rapid evolution of the Hyundai brand by entering the premium sedan sector.

Papety's sketch stipulates the depiction of «Scholars who have made the hour of Harmony [the final stage of Fourierist evolution] advance» and «Artists and poets swept up by enthusiasm [a specifically Fourierist term]»; the entire right - hand side of Courbet's painting consists of artists, critics, and philosophers who, in his opinion, have played an important role in the formulation of the new world.

JG: What are the most important ways that average citizens can take a participatory role in the evolution of science and technology in society?