by BioEdge | Mar 27, 2014 | Blog
The Maasai of East Africa claim a staple[1] of bovine milk as their birthright. Such a diet in adulthood has no precedent among mammals. Furthermore, no physiological adaptation in the Maasai to such specialisation has been discovered. We investigated how humans might...
by BioEdge | Feb 27, 2014 | Blog
The most famous castaway of all time, Jose Salvador Alvarenga, estimated age 37 years, has now returned to obscurity in central America. The media circus has moved on, ready for the next miracle. The limited information contained in news bulletins, with only...
by BioEdge | May 4, 2013 | Blog
Although much richer in bird species, South America cannot match Australia’s large, brainy passerines. With a relatively well-watered, reliable environment, it’s not surprising that South America supports many bird species, each specialized in its own way....
by BioEdge | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog
On the face of it, cellulose is the most mundane of biological products. Everyday cotton. When you put on pyjamas of 100% cotton, you’re donning a product made simply from one natural polymer called cellulose, produced directly by plant cells, harvested by...
by BioEdge | Feb 6, 2013 | Blog
Most biologists know that conservation of the giant panda is biased, but we introduce clarity here on three counts. Firstly, part of the bias is for pied colouration. Secondly, this piophilia deserves a name. Thirdly, piophilia seems to have contributed to the...
by BioEdge | Dec 21, 2012 | Blog
The Bio-edge starts with the human body. So many enigmatic body parts to choose from: chin, appendix, eye whites, thumb, foot, penis, mammaries, sinuses, kidneys . . . No other species on Earth has a chin such as ours, and biologists can only surmise that this bony...
