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    Australian study reveals surprising genetics of African leopards

    New Australian-led research has unravelled the evolutionary history of the African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus). Today...

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    Genetics causes 1 in 4 cerebral palsy cases

    A large Chinese study has re-affirmed growing evidence that genetics and not birth asphyxia is often...

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    NZ PM’s Science Prizes feature volcanoes, music, cancer genetics

    The recipients of the Aotearoa New Zealand Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been announced at the...

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    Mysterious 1,500-year-old Hungarian warrior clan’s marriage practices revealed

    DNA analysis of more than 400 skeletons, covering 9 generations, has allowed researchers to map out...

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    Oh great, AI can now mess with our DNA

    Medically, AI is helping us with everything from identifying abnormal heart rhythms before they happen to...

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    Using DNA to work out what 6th century Chinese emperor looked like

    Researchers have reconstructed the face of Chinese Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou who lived 1,500 years...

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    Beethoven’s DNA reveals he just wasn’t that musical

    Link URL: https://newatlas.com/science/beethoven-genetic-musicality Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~music/1f7z/analysis_of_ludwig_van_beethovens_dna_revealed_that_he_had_a_low_genetic_predisposition_for_musical Votes: 6 Comments: 7

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    Beethoven’s DNA reveals he just wasn’t that musical

    Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA has revealed that he had a low genetic predisposition for beat synchronization,...

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    Gene that encodes butterflies’ mating preferences identified

    Evolutionary biologists have identified a gene that encodes the visual preference for selecting a mate in...

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    UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis

    Heritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously...

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    Genetic variants link meat consumption to increased bowel cancer risk

    Aware of the link between eating red and processed meat and the incidence of colorectal cancer...

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    Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000

    A Montana man was charged with selling the DNA and offspring of a cloned Marco Polo...

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    Transgenic cows boost human insulin production by 10X

    A genetically modified cow has produced milk containing human insulin, according to a new study. The...

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    Our bacteria are more personal than we thought, Stanford Medicine-led study shows

    The data turned up another surprise: The microbiomes in different places in the body were highly...

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    Resurrecting the mammoth: Elephant breakthrough gets us a step closer

    We’re a step closer to seeing a live woolly mammoth walking the Earth for the first...

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    Genetic study reveals last Stone Age hunter-gatherers’ strategy to avoid inbreeding

    A genetic study of some of western Europe’s last Stone Age hunter-gatherers has revealed a possible...

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    ‘Bad’ cholesterol gene silenced without altering the DNA sequence

    By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers...