Journal of Biology - Latest articlesThe latest articles from Journal of Biology (ISSN 1475-4924) published by BioMed CentralSmall changes, big results: evolution of morphological discontinuity in mammals- March 18, 2008 Comparative morphological and developmental studies, including a recent comparative study of tooth development among the Afrotherian mammals, are indicating the types of genetic mechanisms responsible for the evolution of morphological differences among major mammalian groups.http://jbiol.com/content/7/3/9 A Caenorhabditis elegans genetic-interaction map wiggles into view- March 7, 2008 Systematic mapping of genetic-interaction networks will provide an essential foundation for understanding complex genetic disorders, mechanisms of genetic buffering and principles of robustness and evolvability. A recent study of signaling pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans lays the next row of bricks in this foundation.http://jbiol.com/content/7/3/8 |