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Study Discovers DNA That Tells Mice How to Construct Their Homes
The architectural feats of animals — from beaver dams to birds’ nests — not only make for great nature...
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Leadership Skills May Be Genetic
An international research team says it has identified a specific DNA sequence associated with leadership skills. The findings, which...
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First Known ‘Social Chromosome’ Found
To humans, all fire ants may look alike. But the tiny, red, stinging bugs known as Solenopsis invicta have...
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Ancient Migration: Genes Link Australia With India
Australia experienced a wave of migration from India about 4,000 years ago, a genetic study suggests. It was thought...
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DNA Reveals Eye, Hair Color From Ancient Human Remains
A new way of determining hair and eye from modern forensic samples can also be used to identify details...
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The Iron in Our Blood That Keeps and Kills Us
In this search for the origin of one of the world's most common genetic diseases, emerging research in evolutionary...
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Networking Ability a Family Trait in Monkeys
Two years of painstaking observation on the social interactions of a troop of free-ranging monkeys and an analysis of...
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Stem Cell Method Allows Blind Mice to See Again
Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could...
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Cheap, Easy Technique to Snip DNA Could Revolutionize Gene Therapy
A simple, precise and inexpensive method for cutting DNA to insert genes into human cells could transform genetic medicine,...
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Gene Variant Linked to Personality Traits, Longevity
A study by brain researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) recently found that a dopamine-receptor gene variant...