Join the movement to solve the mysteries of cat genetics with the first fur-based DNA sequencing method for pets ...

The domestication and trade of pet cats began about 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey when Anatolians tamed Near Eastern ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

The genetic diversity of a species ... The Andean cat is one of the most endangered felines in the world, with an estimated 1,500 individuals left. One of the main reasons for it to be nearing ...

Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...

Conservation scientists from UNSW Sydney have used DNA technology to identify feral cats as the primary predators responsible ...

The present study represents a novel approach to estimating genetic diversity within Neandertal populations." The Atapuerca fossils -- referred to as "pre-Neanderthals" -- date to about 400,000 ...

Because of this, many scientists believed that early and classic Neanderthals had a lower genetic diversity than their pre-Neanderthal ancestors. Alessandro Urciuoli from the Institut Català de ...

However, they identified a small but distinct set of individuals—often belonging to the "eastern-type" burials—who did carry significant East Asian genetic signatures. Advanced comparisons of ...

A research team assessed the impact of GLP-1 receptor agonist in weight loss through genetic studies, aiming to understand whether the use of these medications reduces weight due to muscle or fat ...