Study finds declining dark sheep due to genes
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The declining number of dark sheep among a wild herd in Scotland comes down to genes, researchers said on Thursday.
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ISLAMABAD, December 29 (Online): Scientists now have a greater understanding of why hair turns gray with aging. The information isn&#39;t likely to lead to raven-haired grandparents.
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Sleep problems and depression  in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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Restoring a turned off gene in wheat could boost levels of protein and key nutrients, scientists discover.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in both canines and people.
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Scientists have identified a genetic variation that could make people more susceptible to depression, according to a report published Friday in the New York Times.
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The latest weapon to protect dwindling elephant populations from poachers is a genetic map which can trace the origins of ivory, it emerged today.
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Climate change could drive many wild relatives of plants such as the potato and the peanut into extinction, threatening a valuable source of genes necessary to help these food crops fight pests and drought, an international research group reported.
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Some people have a genetic variation that may help them resist the human form of mad cow disease, a study in mice suggests.
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Most of the turkeys gracing the nation&#39;s dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer
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The rate at which livestock breeds are disappearing is "alarming," a senior official at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Tuesday, warning that precious genes could be lost forever.
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In a blow to human vanity, researchers now say that people have about the same number of genes as a small flowering plant or a tiny worm. The new estimate is down sharply from just three years ago.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in canines and people.
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Recent studies find that genes may not be so important in determining how long someone will live.
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Experts say young sheep having small lambs may explain why young mothers have underweight babies.
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A collection of genes involved in early development may help explain why black babies are more at risk of sudden infant death syndrome than other U.S. groups, researchers said on Thursday.
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North American bison populations suffered a sharp decline long before humans inhabited the continent, indicating that environmental factors, not hunting, wiped out the animals, according to a study published in the journal Science.