Cheating cheetahs caught by DNA
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The promiscuous habits of female cheetahs are uncovered by scientists studying the species.
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Researchers have found evidence of a population of chimps that shares plant foods.
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An Aids-like virus has been found in African hunters who have eaten ape meat which is being sold illegally in the UK. A leading scientist has told the File On 4 programme that the virus was probably passed
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In the search for a missing evolutionary link to modern whales, scientists have come up with an unlikely land cousin -- a raccoon-sized creature with the body of a small deer.
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If it works as promised, DNA bar coding will assist in the urgent task of cataloging unknown species before their ranks are decimated by extinction.
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Science & environment: Â· Scientists shed new light on disputed skeleton findÂ· Bone analysis supports distinct species theory
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Scientists said yesterday they had transplanted a microbe's entire, tangled mass of DNA into a closely related organism, a delicate operation that cleanly transformed the recipient from one species into the other.
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For leopards, stalking and killing an impala isn't always the hard part. Watch and find out which fearsome creature wins a gruesome tug-of-war over the dead antelope.
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Reseachers have linked the survival of the Acacia tree-ant relationship to Africa's big browsing mammals
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Science & environment: The mysterious case of St Kilda's vanishing black sheep has been solved by geneticists
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A cat cloned to replace a dead pet for a Texas woman stirs ethical debate. Also: Scientists discover monster cockroach and mini crab in Indonesia.... EU caves in on stronger fishing limits.... and more.
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A DNA-based matchmaking service claims to hook up couples who will share an aromatic attraction.
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A study of the DNA of wild and domestic pigs sheds light on human migration to the Pacific, say researchers.
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To help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic pufferfish and pilots steer clear of birds, federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA "barcodes" for the Earth's 1.8 million known species.
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Scientists discover the first definitive evidence that HIV made the jump from chimpanzees to people in the forests of Cameroon
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Animal DNA is being used as hard evidence in a growing number of "CSI"-type cases to catch criminals of all stripes, from killers to cattle rustlers.
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A DNA trail has helped investigators trace the largest recent shipment of illegal ivory to elephants in Zambia.