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June 15, 2022 —English Bulldogs must be bred with more moderate physical features, experts say, as a new study reports that the breed is significantly less healthy than other dog breeds. English Bulldogs are at ...
Feb. 23, 2021 —A recent genetic study provides new information on the occurrence of a DVL2 gene defect associated with a screw tail and its relevance to canine constitution and health. The variant was found in ...
Mar. 25, 2021 —Rabbits and other hopping animals require a functional RORB gene to move around by jumping, according to a new ...
Mar. 10, 2021 —New research has now confirmed that larger breeds, such as Rottweiler, Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback, have a greater risk of osteosarcoma than smaller breeds, as well as showing that breeds with ...
Oct. 28, 2020 —About 240 million years ago, when reptiles ruled the ocean, a small lizard-like predator floated near the bottom of the edges in shallow water, picking off prey with fang-like teeth. A short and flat ...
June 2, 2021 —The cheetah is the fastest land animal, but how? Not much is understood about the dynamics underlying its characteristic 'flight' and spine movement. Now, in a new study, a team of ...
Sep. 10, 2020 —The creator of the Australian labradoodle set out to mix poodles and Labrador retrievers to develop a hypoallergic service dog. But, according to a new study, the breed that developed from that cross ...
Sep. 21, 2021 —Biologists discovered that a mutation in the ROR2 gene is linked to beak size reduction in numerous breeds of domestic pigeons. Surprisingly, different mutations in ROR2 also underlie a human ...
Aug. 28, 2020 —The northern quoll, one of Australia's most adorable and endangered native carnivores, appears to be adapted to dramatically different landscapes -- which may be key to the species' ...
Dec. 2, 2021 —The majority of dog breeds are highly inbred, contributing to an increase in disease and health care costs throughout their lifespan, according to new ...