Genetics
- Animals
Afraid of its own fishy reflection
A cichlid brain works differently when the fish attacks its mirror image.
- Genetics
Your inner Neandertal
New study finds some DNA in modern humans was passed down from Neandertals.
- Animals
The nerve of one animal
Cancer that's killing Tasmanian devils probably began in a single creature's nervous system.
- Genetics
Two monkeys see a more colorful world
A genetic experiment changes the way monkeys see the world.
- Animals
Chicken eggs as drug factories
Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.
- Life
Assembling the tree of life
Scientists are organizing knowledge of all living things into a single evolutionary tree.
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- Genetics
Gene sleuths track down ivory sources
DNA testing of a tusk's ivory can help identify where the elephant came from.
- Genetics
What makes a dog?
Analyzing dog DNA is helping to explain the origin, behavior, and diseases of dogs.
- Genetics
A butterfly’s new green glow
Scientists have tweaked a butterfly's genes to make its eyes glow green.
- Genetics
Animal clones: Double trouble?
From agriculture to medicine to law, animal cloning to create genetic twins could change our lives.
- Genetics
A DNA Clue to Reading Troubles
Scientists have identified a gene involved in a learning disorder called dyslexia.
