'Green' potato has toxin, can be cut out

'Green' potato has toxin, can be cut out
United Press International - USA
Glycoalkaloids are a naturally occurring toxic substance in potatoes that have anti-microbial, insecticidal and fungicidal properties which probably evolved ...

Fang/venom gland

Fang/venom gland
ScienceBlogs - USA
The fang/venom gland complex probably evolved once in the common ancestor of these groups, but the elapids and vipers independently stumbled on a secondary ...

Evolution, Life Sciences, Science Education, Human Evolution, and ...

Evolution, Life Sciences, Science Education, Human Evolution, and ...
ScienceBlogs - USA
Frog The Major Histocampatibility Complex (MHC) is an adaptive feature of the immune system that probably evolved in basal tetrapods. ...

Armor tips from a scaly era

Armor tips from a scaly era
Boston Globe - United States
The team discovered that the armored fish scales were lightweight and flexible, composed of four layers of different materials, and probably evolved to ...