• n  the evolution of a biological species

News & Articles

• Watch A Drunken Science Journo Rant On Ligers And Human-Orc Mating
  Talking about species can be dull, but not when you add alcohol. 12 drinks into the evening, science writer Charles Choi attempted to explain speciation — the process by which new species develop — during a Science Online conference held last year.
  July 25, 2013 - Business Insider
• Madagascar's rate of speciation slowing down
  While Madagascar is famous for its incredible diversity of plants and animals, a new study suggests that the island's rate of speciation has slowed to a crawl. The research, published last week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B by Daniel Scantlebury of the University of Rochester, is based on analysis of evolutionary records of seven groups of reptiles and amphibians. It finds a decrease ...
  July 23, 2013 - Environmental News Network

Quotes

• David Reich in Register
  Senior author David Reich explained: "The study gave unexpected results about how we separated from our closest relatives. Something very unusual happened at the time of speciation."
• Eric Lander in USA Today
  For the first time we're able to see the details written out in the DNA,said Eric Lander, one of the collaborators on the study. "What they tell us at the least is that the human-chimp speciation was very unusual."
• Patrick Leahy in msnbc.com
  The point about the two mockingbirds he had collected from San Cristobal and Floreana was that they made him realise that they were two distinct species, from two different islands. The key point is that they raised the possibility of speciation -... Randal Keynes http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randal_Keynes&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHaNx6_8QiCYZNmmCLYjTbr52Z64A Independent Online http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php%3Fset_id%3D1%26click_id%3D31%26art_id%3Dvn20081116091803625C656448&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG83KqyIa3qL6uMysKeWvg29kZ5_Q Nov 16, 2008 92913 123461 specific Leahy and Sessions both said they hoped Kagan would answer questions candidly, although the chairman also cautioned, No senator should seek to impose an ideological litmus test to secure promises of specific outcomes in cases coming before the...