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New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree

The dinosaur skeletons, found hidden in a museum collection in Mongolia, is an ancestor of the mighty tyrannosaurs.

From the BBC News-2025-6-12:14:6:1

'The missing link': New early tyrannosaur species discovered by Calgary researchers

Scientists from the University of Calgary have discovered a new dinosaur specimen that they say appears to be the "missing link" in the evolution of tyrannosaurs.

From the CBC News-2025-6-12:14:6:2

'I'm going to outlive our child, there are no words'

Jack is one of only 16 children in the world with a genetic condition so rare it doesn't have a name.

From the BBC News-2025-6-6:20:6:1

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Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World, by Peter Godfrey-Smith, from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (Jun 7).

Hierarchical Evolutionary-Development Theory: Towards a New Theory of Evolution, by Carlos Ochoa, from Springer Nature. (May 31).

Superconvergence: How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transfrom our Lives, Work, and World, by Jamie Metzl, from Timer Press. (May 24).

Programmable Planet: The Synthetic Biology Revolution, by Ted Anton, from Columbia University Press. (May 17).

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Jun 12 17:03Changes in Evolutionary Developmental Control Points in the Amniote Limb May Explain Hyperphalangy by Merijn A G de Bakker and others (MBE)
Jun 12 17:03Feature architecture-aware ortholog search with fDOG reveals the distribution of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes across life by Vinh Tran and others (MBE)
Jun 12 17:03Widespread genetic signals of visual system adaptation in deepwater cichlid fishes by Julia I Camacho Garc=EDa and others (MBE)
Jun 12 17:03The Data are Insufficient to Confidently Root the SARS-CoV-2 Phylogenetic Tree by Jesse D Bloom and Brandon Gaut (MBE)
Jun 12 17:03A Critical Reexamination of Recovered SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Data by Florence D=E9barre and others (MBE)
Jun 12 17:03The Early Evolution of Tudor Genes in Holozoa and How Their Distribution Was Influenced by Life History Traits in Metazoa by Giovanni Piccinini and others (GBE)
Jun 12 17:03Exploiting Viral DNA Genomes to Explore the Dispersal History of African Swine Fever Genotype II Lineages in Europe by Fabiana G=E1mbaro and others (GBE)
Jun 12 12:00Evolution of gene order in prokaryotes is driven primarily by gene gain and loss - Shelly Brezner, et al. (PNAS)
Jun 11 08:00Deep origins, distinct adaptations, and species-level status indicated for a glacial relict seal - Ari Löytynoja, et al. (PNAS)
Jun 10 17:03Spatio-temporal tracking of three novel transposable element invasions in Drosophila melanogaster over the last 30 years by Riccardo Pianezza and others (MBE)

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