The novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the
cause of COVID-19. The main receptor of SARS-CoV-2, angiotensin I converting enzyme 2 …

Decrypting the rearrangements that drive mammalian chromosome evolution is critical to
understanding the molecular bases of speciation, adaptation, and disease susceptibility. Using …

The magnitude of fluctuating dental asymmetry is reported for a marginally Westernized,
horticultural Indian group, the Ticuna of the Regíon Amazonas, Colombia. Asymmetry is lower …

This study reports on odontometric analyses of unadmixed, adult Ticuna Indians, Colombia,
South America. This group is characterized by crown diameters intermediate in size relative …

The erupted tusk of the narwhal exhibits sensory ability. The hypothesized sensory pathway
begins with ocean water entering through cementum channels to a network of patent …

Narwhal tusks, although well described and characterized within publications, are clouded
by contradictory references, which refer to them as both incisors and canines. Vestigial teeth …

Though narwhal have survived multiple ice ages, including 2.5 Ma and the last interglacial
period with warming temperatures, Arctic climate change during the Anthropocene introduces …

Interdisciplinary studies of narwhal cranial and tooth anatomy are combined with Inuit
traditional knowledge to render a more complete description of tooth-related structures and to …

Flukes are distally located extensions of the tail, and from a biomechanical standpoint,
function as a pair of wings Vogel 1994. Flukes function to produce thrust generated as an …

Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ), “the Inuit way of knowing,” and science each approach observation
of the natural and physical world from shared yet different epistemologies. Studies that …