Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study that sheds new light on regulatory elements in the sheep genome.

As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment.

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests ...

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Scientists have discovered that a genetic change found in animals living at very high altitudes may help repair damage in the ...

Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new study.

The study provides a comprehensive behavioral dataset of Drosophila melanogaster, categorized by genetic background, sex, and social context (isolated or in groups). Beyond enabling detailed analyses ...

Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, ...

Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two ...

Racoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of Covid A team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected ...