Some of the genetic differences that have arisen between domesticated chickens and their wild ancestors, the red junglefowl, are linked to epigenetic changes, according to a new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Plants & Animals
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Despite decades of study, exactly how herpesviruses invade our cells remains something of a mystery. Now researchers studying one herpesvirus, the varicella zoster virus (VZV) that causes chicken pox, may have found an important ...
Biochemistry
Aug 19, 2020
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Blood-feeding livestock mites can be detected with wearable sensor technology nicknamed "Fitbits for chickens."
Veterinary medicine
Jul 13, 2020
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A very large international team of researchers has identified the origin of the domesticated chicken. In their paper published in the journal Cell Research, the group outlines the extensive genetic study they conducted and ...
Poultry geneticists have long studied the inheritance of a prized fancy chicken breeding trait; feathered legs.
Evolution
Apr 29, 2020
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Archaeological evidence shows that the first brown hares and chickens to arrive in Britain were buried with care and intact. There is no signs of butchery on bones examined and the ongoing research suggests the two animals ...
Archaeology
Apr 10, 2020
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A team of researchers from Yncréa Hauts-de-France and Université de Tours, has found that the ranging behavior of free-range chickens can impact their motor self-regulation. In their paper published in the journal Biology ...
New research spearheaded by scientists at McGill University reports that exposing chicken embryos, a model of higher vertebrate development, to leachate from crumb rubber used for example in artificial turf infill allowed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 26, 2019
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Hens that cannot produce their own chicks have successfully acted as surrogates for rare chicken breeds.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2019
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Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop the bird flu virus from spreading in chicken cells grown in the lab.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 4, 2019
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