Sentences with phrase «larger role in evolution»

All animals eat, and oxidative damage during eating could play a larger role in evolution than previously thought.

It seems to follow that the benefits of eating animal bones, eggshells and certain berries / fruits would also play large roles in our evolution of the «crunch affinity,» in addition to the roots, insects and charred animal skin.

WW2 also played a large role in the evolution of the suit, with the need for smart, functional uniforms showing the importance of great tailoring.

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Wright has argued in several books that expanding morality played a central role in human evolution, creating the framework for larger, more cohesive, and more powerful societies.

This evolution was hastened with China's membership in the World Trade Organization in late 2001, and is evidenced by the fact that China is taking on an increasingly large role in global economic and developmental forums.

Thus they may have played roles in the evolution of humans» large brains and speech.

Stahlschmidt believes that this larger role may be in shaping the life history evolution of species.

And, remarkably, this so - called «convergent» evolution happened at least eight times across three different phyla, or animal groups, supporting the belief that necessity played a larger role than chance in developing this trait.

«This means that future studies on sexually deceptive pollination should also look at pollinator behaviour as a driver of floral trait evolution, as the role of flower morphology may play a much larger role in the pollination of these intriguing orchids than was previously realised.»

Indeed, the history of the national conviction that dietary fat is deadly, and its evolution from hypothesis to dogma, is one in which politicians, bureaucrats, the media, and the public have played as large a role as the scientists and the science.

Another study looking at lizard family trees will test whether these patterns might play a role in evolution on a larger scale: By giving lizards protection as they move around, stripes may allow them to explore different habitats, increasing the speed at which new species appear.

The methodological advances we've made have played a crucial role in our ability to generate and analyse large, high - quality data sets to uncover profound insights into the diversity and evolution of pathogen populations around the world.

In addition, recent findings about large DNA viruses have led to hypotheses about the role of RNA and DNA viruses as precursors to single - celled microbes with and without nuclei, and giant viruses as the descendants of eukaryotes through reductive evolution (Charles Siebert, Discover, March 2006; and GiantVirus.org).

A project exploring the role of East Africa in the evolution of modern humans has amassed the largest and most diverse collection of prehistoric bone harpoons ever assembled from the area.

The fact that warfare played such a large role in society formation also helps reveal a little bit more about human society evolution in general.

A pair of studies on dark - eyed juncos, led by Indiana University led by Kimberly Rosvall, assistant professor in the IU College of Arts and Sciences» Department of Biology, finds that the gonads play a larger role than previously thought in evolution.

Far from being a rare, one - off event, Bordenstein's findings suggested that the microbiome has played a larger than expected role in the evolution of new species.

February 27, 2002 Human and fly studies tally good and bad mutations, stress ongoing role of natural selection Natural selection plays a much larger role in molecular evolution than suspected.

Large impacts may have also played a role in shaping the evolution of the biosphere, triggering mass extinction events like the one that brought an end to the age of dinosaurs.

The first whole genome analysis of an octopus reveals unique genomic features that likely played a role in the evolution of traits such as large complex nervous systems and adaptive camouflage.

As I've mentioned in my VR mumblings and my thoughts on the evolution of horror, Resident Evil VII (and, in different regards, Ace Combat 7) can define the role of large, 3rd party publishers on the VR — which, in my opinion, will make or break the success of the overall equipment.

Another interesting question, on a larger planetary evolution scale, is the role of the very short wavelengths in eroding planetary atmospheres.

He pointed to a number of indications, including the evolution of partner types, a larger spread in partner compensation and even the evolution of roles like his own.