Working Dogs Traded by Ancient Cultures?
Dog people love their dogs, but did you know that in the Arctic, working canines were traded as valuable commodities at least 2,000 years ago?
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Friends at First Sight? Genetics May Decide
Is there a genetic component to friendship? Mice prefer friends who are genetically similar to them, regardless of other factors.
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Does Brain Cholesterol Control Alzheimer’s?
Brain cholesterol levels may be the key to understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
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The Effect of Exercise on Your Genes
Genes can be expressed in different ways, and new research suggests that exercise has a positive impact on gene expression and your health.
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Giant Virus Evolution Key to New Medical Nanotechnology
Research into the evolution of giant viruses is helping scientists to understand and harness the viruses for innovative medical nanotechnology.
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What was the wild ancestor of cattle?
Cattle were first domesticated around 10,500 years ago, but today there are no wild cattle. What was the wild ancestor of the cow?
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Nests, Neurons, and the Evolution of Behavior
Evolution is a beautiful process. We tend to appreciate its elegance most when looking backward into deep time, to our distant ancestors, or to dinosaurs.
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One Million Volunteers Could One Day Revolutionize Medicine
NIH program promises to revolutionize medicine and cure some of the nation’s deadliest diseases. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers are needed.
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Is Depression In Our Genes?
Scientists suspect there is a biological basis for depression–it may even be coded for in our DNA. is depression in our genes?
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Plant DNA shared through horizontal genome transfer
We now know more about plant DNA and how plants share genetic material with one another. Welcome to the horizontal genome transfer!
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