Interesting Papers and Temporary Discussion Group Cancellation

I have decided to put the discussion group on hold due to lack of attendance. Two of us did have a good discussion about this week's paper though! Please send me an email when you have a paper suggestion.


Some interesting articles in Nature and Science this week:


Yuan, Xunlai, Zhe Chen, Shuhai Xiao, Chuanming Zhou and Hong Hua. An early Ediacaran assemblage of macroscopic and morphologically differentiated eukaryotes. Nature 470: 390-393.

Wood,  Bernard  and Terry Harrison. The evolutionary context of the first hominins. Nature 470: 347-352.


Ward, Carol V., William H. Kimbel, Donald C. Johanson.  Complete Fourth Metatarsal and Arches in the Foot of Australopithecus afarensis. Science 331: 750-753.

Koji Tamura,*† Naoki Nomura,* Ryohei Seki, Sayuri Yonei-Tamura, Hitoshi Yokoyama. Embryological Evidence Identifies Wing Digits in Birds as Digits 1, 2, and 3. Science 331: 753-757.