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Genetic Mutation Underlying Finland’s ‘Salty Liquorice’ Cats Identified
Forbes· 4 days agoOh, this is fun: a collaboration of scientists at the University of Helsinki and at the company...
New cat pattern is "salty licorice" mutation
Newsweek· 3 days agoScientists have discovered the genetic mutation responsible for a strange cat coat pattern in Finland. Feral cats in the Scandinavian country started...
Indianapolis TV Anchor Tanya Spencer Dead at 53: Her Final Social Media Post Issued a Stern Warning
Parade via AOL· 21 hours agoChemotherapy didn't help and the cancer eventually spread to her abdomen, with Spencer revealing in...
Genetic mutation responsible for new coat pattern in cats in Finland identified
Phys.org· 4 days agoA team of geneticists and animal welfare specialists from the U.K. and one from the U.S. has...
A New Cat Color Is Defying Genetic Expectations
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 3 days agoNamed salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that start out black, and become white the further they grown from the follicle. It turns...
Mutation Has Led to a New Type of Cat, Scientists Say
Futurism via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCat of a Different Coat Attention cat fanciers! A research team have identified a new type of cat...
Obesity Research is Going to the Dogs
The Scientist· 11 hours agoIn Eleanor Raffan’s laboratory at the University of Cambridge, a portly Labrador retriever’s tail wags furiously as he desperately attempts to break into...
Medical Mysteries: She went undiagnosed until almost too late
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFor weeks, Ann Malik hadn’t felt like herself but couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. Other than a...
The same genetic mutations behind gorillas' small penises may hinder fertility in men
LiveScience· 6 days agoSilverback gorillas are famous for their impressive, bulging physiques — and their rather modest...
Sanfilippo syndrome: Research team resolves structure of crucial enzyme for the first time
Medical Xpress· 4 hours agoThis discovery will enable the development of new treatments for Sanfilippo disease as well as similar fatal neurodegenerative disorders. The study is published in the journal Nature Structural ...