Jun 4, 2021 by News Staff

A new study, published in the journal Current Biology, suggests that dogs’ social skills emerge early in development and are under strong genetic control. Genetic...

Jun 2, 2021 by News Staff

An international team of scientists has sequenced and assembled the genome of the Basenji dog (Canis lupus familiaris), an ancient dog breed of central...

May 26, 2021 by News Staff

A blind, 58-year-old male patient with retinitis pigmentosa experienced partial recovery of vision after a novel optogenetic treatment. A blind patient...

May 25, 2021 by News Staff

Scientists have sequenced and analyzed the genome of the Kordofan melon (Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus), a Sudanese form of melon with nonbitter...

May 18, 2021 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the Pennsylvania State University has made a discovery that may help accelerate breeding efforts aimed at improving the disease-ridden...

May 17, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A research team in China has produced the high-quality reference genome for ‘Jingxun 2,’ a cultivar of the lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) recently...

May 14, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers in China has sequenced and assembled the high-quality reference genome for the Yap hadal snailfish, which was captured at a depth...

May 13, 2021 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has for the first time mapped the genome of the lemon-scented gum (Corymbia citriodora). Lemon-scented gum trees (Corymbia...

May 11, 2021 by News Staff

The oral microbiome plays key roles in human biology, health, and disease, but little is known about the global diversity, variation, or evolution of this...

May 7, 2021 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has sequenced and analyzed the genomes 50 giraffe individuals representing all traditionally recognized subspecies....

May 6, 2021 by Sergio Prostak

An international team of scientists from Israel, the United States, France, and the United Arab Emirates has successfully sequenced and analyzed the genomes...

Apr 29, 2021 by News Staff

Researchers from the Vertebrate Genomes Project have produced a chromosome-level, fully haplotype-resolved diploid genome assembly for the common marmoset...

Apr 28, 2021 by News Staff

In a study published in March 2021 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a team of researchers at the University of South Australia found that...

Apr 20, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Scientists have reconstructed the genomes of the extinct giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) and the American black bear (Ursus americanus) using environmental...

Apr 19, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A multinational team of researchers has successfully sequenced and analyzed the genome of the Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas). Their results show...

Apr 15, 2021 by News Staff

Biologists have found a multiple sex chromosome system comprising three different chromosome pairs in Odorrana swinhoana, a species of medium to large-sized...

Apr 12, 2021 by News Staff

An international team of biologists has discovered a new species of the cuckoo wasp genus Chrysis living in Norway. Cuckoo wasps. Image credit: Arnstein...

Apr 9, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Scientists have extracted and analyzed DNA from three individuals of anatomically modern humans who lived between 45,930 and 42,580 years ago in what is...

Apr 8, 2021 by News Staff

A research team led by Uppsala University scientists has sequenced and compared the genomes of a bumblebee species called Bombus sylvicola and a previously...

Apr 6, 2021 by News Staff

In a genome-wide association study involving 19,644 individuals of European ancestry, an international team of researchers identified 472 genomic regions,...