Tag: phylogeny

  • Science & Tech

    Strong case for seagrass

    New findings on seagrass reinforce the need to direct research where biodiversity is most at risk, says Harvard Herbaria fellow Barnabas Daru.

    3 minutes
  • Health

    Untangling spider webs

    The largest-ever phylogenetic spider study shows that, contrary to popular opinion, the two groups of spiders that weave orb-shaped webs do not share a single origin.

    4 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Touch, drag, learn

    Research by computer scientists, biologists, and cognitive psychologists at Harvard, Northwestern, Wellesley, and Tufts suggests that collaborative touch-screen games have value beyond play.

    4 minutes
  • Health

    Mapping mollusks

    Using genetic tools, researchers at Harvard and collaborating institutions have completed the most comprehensive evolutionary tree ever produced for mollusks. Described in the Nov. 2 issue of Nature, the work also serves as a proof-of-concept, demonstrating the power of genomic techniques to answer difficult evolutionary questions.

    3 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    Getting genetic leg up on climate change

    Harvard botanist Charles Davis is examining evolutionary relationships between species affected by climate change for clues to past and future changes.

    4 minutes