Genetics
Genetics
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Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project
Mapping the DNA of Crinkle, a Barbary macaque at Trentham Monkey Forest, will fight wildlife crime.
Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers
Repeated cloning from a single mouse failed after 58 generations. Researchers say harmful DNA changes are to blame.
The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly is an evolutionary enigma: an all-female fish that reproduces by cloning itself. Because it doesn’t mix its DNA with a mate’s, Darwinian logic holds that harmful mutations should pile up over time, eventually driving the species extinct.
Koalas survived a devastating population crash and their DNA is bouncing back
Koalas suffered a massive population decline that left them with dangerously low genetic diversity. However, new genomic research suggests their rapid rebound may be helping reverse some of that genetic damage.
A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding's perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.
Lion DNA convicts poachers in world first
Lion DNA has been used to successfully prosecute poachers for the first time in the world, it has emerged.
Should scientists be allowed to edit the genes of wild animals? Top conservation groups just voted yes
The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the preservation of animal species.
This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration
Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.
Orange cats get their ginger color from a single gene ‘cutout’
The variant gene is found on the X chromosome. This sex-linked trait for orange fur is found only in domesticated cats.
Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project
Mapping the DNA of Crinkle, a Barbary macaque at Trentham Monkey Forest, will fight wildlife crime.
Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers
Repeated cloning from a single mouse failed after 58 generations. Researchers say harmful DNA changes are to blame.
The Amazon molly — a sex-skipping fish — hacks evolution
The Amazon molly is an evolutionary enigma: an all-female fish that reproduces by cloning itself. Because it doesn’t mix its DNA with a mate’s, Darwinian logic holds that harmful mutations should pile up over time, eventually driving the species extinct.
Koalas survived a devastating population crash and their DNA is bouncing back
Koalas suffered a massive population decline that left them with dangerously low genetic diversity. However, new genomic research suggests their rapid rebound may be helping reverse some of that genetic damage.
A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding's perils
As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.
Lion DNA convicts poachers in world first
Lion DNA has been used to successfully prosecute poachers for the first time in the world, it has emerged.
Should scientists be allowed to edit the genes of wild animals? Top conservation groups just voted yes
The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the preservation of animal species.
This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration
Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.
Orange cats get their ginger color from a single gene ‘cutout’
The variant gene is found on the X chromosome. This sex-linked trait for orange fur is found only in domesticated cats.
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