The researchers from the HiLIFE Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki compared two central bearded dragon lizards (Pogona vitticeps): a normal one and a mutant with no body scales. They ...

Reference genome assemblies provide a map of a species’ DNA sequence and its spatial context—that is, where along the chromosomes a specific piece of DNA sequence can be found. In the past, the ...

The Genome 10K (G10K) announces the official launch of a new project, the international Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), and its first release of 15 new, high-quality reference genomes for 14 species ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Researchers in Australia have developed a new genetic analysis method capable of predicting the lifespan of vertebrate species. The so-called "lifespan clock" -- described Thursday in ...

But do these acoustic attributes extend to non-mammalian vertebrates? In this study, we asked human participants to judge the emotional content of vocalizations of nine vertebrate species representing ...

This study attempts to correlate the amounts of DNA per nucleus in the various vertebrate classes with patterns of evolutionary change proposed by Simpson and by Rendel. It is suggested that an ...

Election Day, 2018. Bill Storm and Ekaterina Mashanova were looking at computer screens, considering the available options. They glanced at each other and exchanged wry looks. How to choose among so ...

Based on the data, they showed that even very low illuminance levels can suppress melatonin production for some vertebrate classes: in fish the threshold is 0.01 lux, in rodents 0.03 lux and in ...

Janna Willoughby developed a novel approach for identifying endangered species by the rate of genetic diversity loss. She is pictured here with a Galapagos giant tortoise, considered a vulnerable ...

Protecting large swaths of Earth’s land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss—including for vertebrates like amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds, according to a new study published in Nature ...