Sentences with phrase «rapidly accelerate the evolution»
Their research, published in January, shows that bacteriophages can rapidly accelerate the evolution of human pathogens by transferring genes from one bacterial species to another.
http://discovermagazine.com/ Not exact matches
Hearing genes that have evolved rapidly in humans also show accelerated evolution in gorillas.
Researchers have long assumed that these dramatic transitions resulted in a sort of accelerated evolution in which genes for traits such as skin color and stature changed rapidly to allow humans to survive in their new habitats.
Tracing the time capsule's evolution from analog archive to digital database, the exhibition examines the mutable nature of time perception, rapidly accelerating media obsolescence, and our shifting cultural attitudes toward preservation and privacy.