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Tibetan antelope, or chiru, in the Chang Tang region of Tibet (George Schaller)

Genome of Tibetan Antelope Sequenced

May 20, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of genetic scientists has completed the genomic sequence of the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii). Tibetan antelope, or chiru,...

The study highlights the high affinity of the Minoans to the current inhabitants of the Lassithi plateau of Crete as well as Greece. This image shows Minoan Palace of Knossos (Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Mitochondrial DNA Study Reveals Origins of Minoan Civilization

May 16, 2013 by Sci-News.com

A new study reported in the journal Nature Communications indicates that the Minoans, who 5,000 years ago established the first advanced Bronze Age civilization...

Flower of Nelumbo nucifera (T. Voekler / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Scientists Sequence Genome of Sacred Lotus

May 14, 2013 by Natali Anderson

A large team of genetic researchers has sequenced the genome of the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), which is believed to have a powerful genetic system...

Scientists have identified three genetic variations - GALNT10, MIR148A-NFE2L3 and KLHL32 – associated with obesity in people of African ancestry

Scientists Discover Gene Variants Associated with Obesity in Individuals of African Ancestry

May 8, 2013 by Sci-News.com

A large multinational team of genetic researchers has identified three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women...

Image of the H7N9 virus (Cynthia S. Goldsmith / Thomas Rowe)

H7N9 Carries Genes from Rare H9N2, H7N3, H4N9, H11N9 Bird Flu Viruses

Apr 29, 2013 by Sci-News.com

A team of microbiologists led by Prof Chen Hualan of the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute investigated the origins of a new influenza A (H7N9) virus...

Orthologue genes shared between the zebrafish, human, mouse and chicken genome (Kerstin Howe et al)

Zebrafish Genome Found Strikingly Similar to Humans

Apr 25, 2013 by Sci-News.com

According to a paper published in Nature, 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related to genes found in the zebrafish (Danio rerio), and 84 per...

This image shows phylogenetic network of 39 prehistoric mitochondrial genomes sorted into two groupings - Early Neolithic, left, and Mid-to-Late Neolithic, right. Node colors represent archaeological cultures. LBK - Linear Pottery Culture (Paul Brotherton et al)

DNA Study Reveals Genetic History of Europe

Apr 24, 2013 by Sci-News.com

An international team of scientists has used ancient DNA recovered from human remains dating from up to 5,500 BC to reconstruct the first detailed genetic...

The African coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae (Hans Fricke / Max-Planck Institute)

Researchers Sequence Genome of African Coelacanth

Apr 18, 2013 by Natali Anderson

An international consortium of experts led by Prof Chris Amemiya from the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the University of Washington...