By understanding the secret of how lizards regenerate their tails, researchers may be able to develop ways to stimulate the regeneration of limbs in humans. Now, a team of researchers is one step closer to solving that mystery. The scientists have discovered the genetic «recipe» for lizard tail regeneration, which may come down to using genetic ingredients in just the right mixture and amounts. Leer más.

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The Doctoral Programme in Biodiversity, Genetics and Evolution (BIODIV) invites applications for 12 scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year, funded by FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.

BIODIV is organized by the two largest Portuguese universities – University of Porto and the University of Lisbon in partnership with CIBIO-InBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) and CBA (Center of Environmental Biology).

The programme delivers excellent teaching and research, encourages interdisciplinary collaboration and provides an intellectually stimulating multicultural learning environment.

The call for applications (in attach) is open between August 11 and September 21, 2014.

Information about the programme and on ‘How to apply’ is available at www.biodiv.pt.

The dinosaur lineage that evolved into birds shrank in body size continuously for 50 million years. From left to right are: the ancestral neotheropod (~220 Million years old), the ancestral tetanuran (~200 million years old), the ancestral coelurosaur (~175 million years old), the ancestral paravian (~165 million years old), and Archaeopteryx (150 million years old). Leer más.