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 |  | Evo in the news: Happy 200th, Darwin!
February 6, 2009
This news brief celebrates Darwin's bicentennial by examining what we've learned about the evolution of the Galapagos finches since Darwin's time. |
 | | Evo in the news: Tough conservation choices? Ask evolution
February 6, 2009
The earth is facing a biodiversity crisis. Nearly 50% of animal and plant species could disappear within our lifetime. To stem this rapid loss of biodiversity, we'll need to act quickly -- but where should we begin? This news brief explains how evolutionary history can help us set conservation priorities. |
 | | Evo in the news: HIV's not-so-ancient history
February 6, 2009
First described in 1981, HIV is a distinctly modern disease. But for how long before its discovery did HIV lurk unnoticed in human populations? This news brief describes new research offering insight into when (and how) HIV got its start. |
 | | Evo in the news: Ghosts of epidemics past
February 6, 2009
HIV and malaria both constitute global health threats, respectively affecting more than 30 million and 200 million people worldwide. This news brief describes new research that reveals an unexpected evolutionary link between the two. |
 | | Evo in the news: Evolution down under
September 3, 2008
This news brief describes an unusual contagious cancer currently decimating Tasmanian devil populations. Learn about the fascinating interplay between the evolution of the devils and the evolution of the disease. |
Understanding Evolution in Turkish
August 4, 2008
This month, we are also pleased to announce the launch of a sister site: Understanding Evolution in Turkish! This site is the result of a collaboration between Understanding Evolution and colleagues at the Biomedical Engineering Institute of Bogazici University in Istanbul. |
 | | Evolution and the avian flu, updated
August 4, 2008
Since we first published this report in November/December 2005, avian flu has faded from newspapers, though the pandemic itself still threatens. We've updated the page with the current state of the bird flu threat. |
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