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The CRISPR gene editing technique has had a dramatic influence on biomedical research, and has even been applied to a few ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, not in deep prehistory ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware – they probably have some wolf in them.