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Elephant shark genome sequence leads to discovery of color perception...  -  Mar 17, 2009
Genetic Engineering News - Genetic Engineering News (press release)The elephant shark, a primitive deep-sea fish that belongs to the oldest living family of jawed vertebrates, can see color much like humans can. ...

S'pore scientists research fish to find cures for human diseases  -  Apr 22, 2007
Channel News AsiaSo finally we zeroed in on the elephant shark, which happens to have the smallest ... The elephant shark is a rare breed, found only in the deep ocean off ...

Humans have a bit of shark in them  -  May 30, 2007
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."This was a surprising finding, since teleost fish and humans are more closely related than the elephant shark is to humans," says lead author Associate ...

Genome Analysis Suggests Elephant Sharks See Color  -  Mar 20, 2009
genomeweb.comResearchers from Singapore and the UK searched the elephant shark genome ... "It was unexpected that a 'primitive' vertebrate like the elephant shark had ...

Bony vertebrate evolution: Elephant sharks closer to humans than...  -  Apr 2, 2007
eurekalert.orgThe elephant shark genome, estimated to be about 910 Mb long, comprises about ... Comparative analysis of approximately 15000 elephant shark gene fragments ...

IMCB's project gets US$5m funding from leading US agency  -  Jun 28, 2007
Channel News AsiaSINGAPORE: A project to sequence the elephant shark genome has received funding worth ... The elephant shark genome project was initiated by scientists at ...

Article: SCIENCE; Notebook - The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Dec 25, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe elephant shark and other related species diverged from humans about 530 million years ago, while teleost fish such as zebra fish split off about 450 ...

Humans and Sharks are Related?  -  Jun 1, 2007
DigitalJournal.comVenkatesh will study further about the elephant shark genome, which he says are easy to study and relatively small, wants to see how the immune system ...

Sharks, Humans Share Genetic Kinship  -  May 21, 2007
Discovery News..."This was a surprising finding, since teleost fish and humans are more closely related than the elephant shark is to humans," lead author Byrappa Venkatesh ...

NET A CHANCE; Basking shark dies after getting tangled off coast.(News...  -  Jul 10, 2007
Pay-Per-View - The Mirror - HighBeam ResearchThese amazing pictures show how the 12-foot basking shark, also called the elephant shark or bone shark, got into ... S): CATCH OF THE DAY: A diver tries to ...

Lifeboat dash for pregnant Michelle.(News) | Article from The Mirror...  -  Jan 8, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Mirror - HighBeam ResearchThe Mirror (London, England); August 15, 2003 ; 426 words ... ... the elephant shark or bone shark, got into trouble near Clare Island, Co Mayo. ...

Take time to find special, if pricey, gifts  -  Nov 25, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Colorado Springs Gazette - ProQuest ArchiverAside from these special shops, you'll find plenty of interesting stores and chains in Vail. Oilily, for instance, carries plenty of adorable children's ...

Beloit Daily News - your source for news, entertainment, sports,...  -  Nov 21, 2006
Beloit Daily News...grains and vegetables from California, plus a 36-foot-long elephant shark that weighed more than five tons, plus a tank holding a live alligator. ...

Harris, Robie H. Maybe a Bear Ate It!(Brief article)(Children's...  -  Jan 1, 2008
Free with registration - School Library Journal - AccessMyLibrary.com...* HARRIS, Robie H. Maybe a Bear Ate It! illus. by Michael Emberley. unpaged. CIP. Scholastic/Orchard. Jan. 2008. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-0-439-92961-5. ...

Custom boots handmade in style  -  Jan 26, 2009
Fort Worth Business PressBY JOHN-LAURENT TRONCHE. The most expensive pair of boots Debby Farr ever designed cost $5000, were made entirely of multicolored ostrich leather and ...

Article: Dave's understatement.(Handgun leather: from classics to...  -  Jan 1, 2005
Pay-Per-View - American Handgunner - HighBeam ResearchDave's understatement.(Handgun leather: from classics to cutting-edge in carry methods) ... find American Handgunner articles. While Matt normally sticks ...

Too cute: Animal bottle openers from Roost  -  Mar 6, 2009
phillyBurbs.comI guess I've been on kind of an animal kick when it comes to home furnishings. I love objects and decorations that have cute critters on them and I ...

Take time to find special, if pricey, gifts | Article from The...  -  Nov 25, 2005
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Custom boots: how to design that perfect pair.(The Manual: WHAT …  -  Jul 1, 2007
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Novel field of primate archaeology to shed new light on human ...  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Gaea TimesMarch 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that the elephant shark, a primitive deep-sea fish that belongs to the oldest living family of

Scientists discover pot-bellied dino that had claws like 'Wolverine'  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
Gaea TimesMarch 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that the elephant shark, a primitive deep-sea fish that belongs to the oldest living family of

Colour vision originated in primitive sharks  -  Feb 18, 2009
New Scientist,The elephant shark, which evolved about 450 million years ago, is the oldest vertebrate to have "the colour vision system we know as humans",

Custom boots handmade in style  -  Jan 26, 2009
Fort Worth Business Press,...“Everything that’s legal,� she said of skins offered, including a lot of ostrich, Cayman and American alligators, hippopotamus, caribou, elephant, shark and



On this date...  Nov 21, 2006
...at the North Western freight depot; they have exhibits of the fruits, grains and vegetables from California, plus a 36-foot-long elephant shark that weighed ... - Beloit Daily News, [an error occurred while processing this directive]


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