Changing the structure of a dietary fiber commonly found in a range of food products has been found to promote healthy gut bacteria and reduce gas formation, a finding that could help people with intolerances to fiber and ...
Biotechnology
Feb 16, 2023
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Researchers of the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been investigating dogs' reactions to wolf howls. Are there dogs that are more prone to reply with howling? Are these dogs genetically closer ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2023
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Genetic manipulation has come a long way.
Biotechnology
Jan 6, 2023
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Anyone who's ever had a dog knows how different one can be from another. For example, they can be reserved or friendly, playful or calm, fearful or bold, and prone to bark or fetch or not. Research has shown that some of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 15, 2022
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A critical set of genes linked to successful racehorses has been identified by an international research team.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2022
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Over thousands of years of firm friendship between humans and dogs, we have successfully created about 350 different breeds. We've relied on terriers for hunting, sheepdogs for herding, and all for companionship—but how ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2022
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How do you stop a cow from burping?
Environment
Nov 14, 2022
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The world's oceans can no longer sustain the ever-rising demand for fish. Aquaculture offers an alternative approach—if production is sustainable and high quality. INRAE, the Aqualande group and its selective breeding company ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2022
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It's easy to assume all animals have a neat dividing line between the sexes because the differences in appearance between males and females can be so striking. But the more scientists learn about wildlife, the clearer it ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2022
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South America has more canid species than any place on Earth, and a surprising new UCLA-led genomic analysis shows that all these doglike animals evolved from a single species that entered the continent just 3.5 million to ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2022
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