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Indian tigers face extinction due to inbreeding and 'lack of genetic diversity'
Cardiff :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
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Suggested Topics India's population of tigers, which once surpassed 100,000 animals, is facing extinction because of a collapse in the variety of mating partners, according to new research. Scientists say the current population of tigers has just
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Genetic study finds salmon refuge
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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An area of coastal waters around North-West France has been identified as a site for a previously unknown ice-free refuge for salmon during the Ice Age. Researchers said the isolated marine haven would help explain the "genetic mosaic" of British and
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Why female birds cheat on their partners
Sydney :: Australia | 1 month ago
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Female birds may be socially connected to one male for its entire life, but they are not always faithful to the same mate. In some cases, scientists have found that up to 70 percent of the eggs found in some nests were fertilized by a male other than
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De-extinction is About as Sensible as De-death
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
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March 18, 2013 On Friday, March 15 in Washington DC, National Geographic and TEDx hosted a day-long conference on species-revival science and ethics . In other words, they debated whether we can, and should, attempt to bring extinct animals back to
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Study: Manatee's future in danger due to lack of genetic diversity
Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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William DeShazer/Staff A manatee floats in the water at Manatee Park in Fort Myers on Friday Jan. 4, 2013. Manatees can be such carbon copies of one another that often the easiest way to tell them apart is by the pattern of boat propeller scars
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Genetic Diversity Among Endangered Florida Manatees low, but not yet Critical
Herndon :: VA :: USA | 4 months ago
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January 29, 2013 Journal of Mammalogy – There is a better than 49 percent probability that the Florida manatee population will fall below 500 individual animals in the next 100 years, according to one analysis. One of the factors that can
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Manatee population remains vulnerable, researchers say
Gainesville :: FL :: USA | 5 months ago
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University of Florida researchers studying manatees say that despite a growth in population, their outlook remains risky...The study's lead author, Kimberly Tucker, says they found that the mammals' genetic diversity is not sufficient for them to
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Genes, not people, cause Tas devil tumours
Brisbane :: Australia | 6 months ago
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Researchers at the University of Sydney have found the low immune gene diversity that enables the spread of the disease also existed in devils thousands of years ago. The team examined DNA from four periods as long as 10,000 years ago, when devils
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Monsanto plotting to wipe out genetic diversity of corn in Mexico with GMO corn
Mexico City :: Mexico | 6 months ago
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If agri-giant Monsanto gets its way, the company will destroy all genetic diversity in Mexico's corn crops by replacing it with genetically modified (GM) corn. Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon is considering approval of a proposal by
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Green Blog: Insights Into the Koala's Genetic Challenge
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
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Scientists have long been aware that Australia's beloved koala suffers from low genetic diversity. The assumption has been that this genetic flat line is relatively new, a result of the 19th-century fur trade, which nearly decimated the koala
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