Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome
Neanderthal reconstruction at the Museum of Natural History Vienna in AustriaNeanderthals/Alamy Stock Photo A Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome survived ...
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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago
The domestication of horses began on the Eurasian steppesLina Shatalova/iStockphoto/Getty Images Ancient breeders dramatically shortened the natural generation times of ...
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New DNA tests predict your disease risk – are we ready for them?
IT SOUNDS too good to be true: a medical test that can detect diseases you may develop decades from now. ...
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Genetic mutation gives cats a ‘salty liquorice’ coat colour
An adult cat with the “salmiak” fur pattern and her kittens, one of which also has this coatNea Salo A ...
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Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes
In female mammals, genes on one copy of the X chromosome are usually inactivatedvchal/Shutterstock Female mammals have a higher risk ...
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Automated machine learning robot unlocks new potential for genetics research
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have constructed a robot that uses machine learning to fully automate a complicated microinjection ...
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Bowhead whales still harmed from whaling that ended a century ago
Bowheads feel the impacts of commercial whaling 100 years laterDoc White/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Commercial whaling of bowheads ended about a ...
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Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity
Hybrid tea roses, which include varieties such as Charles de Gaulle, are the most popular class of modern garden roseFir ...
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Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants
The pink lapacho tree is one of about 300,000 species of flowering plantsRoberto Tetsuo Okamura/Shutterstock Botanists have mapped the evolutionary ...
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Northern white rhino could be saved from extinction using frozen skin
The northern white rhinoceroses Najin and Fatu live on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in KenyaOl Pejeta/DPA/TNS/Alamy Live News There are ...
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