Although the domestic dog’s origin is still unclear, this lineage is believed to have been domesticated from an extinct population of gray wolves, which is expected to be more closely related to dogs than to other populations of gray wolves. Here, we sequence the whole genomes of nine Japane...
I’m here in the kitchen, and Da-Hae has been infected with a serious case of ‘duck lips.’ If she keeps pouting like that she might actually turn into a duck! She looks pissed, over. 60. Dong-Ik giggles as he teases Da-Hae, who looks completely miserable in her camping outfi...
There may be a downside to being surrounded by images of charismatic animals: It could warp the way we think about their wild populations.
The wild bunny soon becomes a pet to some nearby children, but it seems a little weird for the gentleman rabbit to be promoting capitalism, when it’s not like he actually worked for his riches. The way for forest animals in this world to get ahead seems to be making connections. The...
Television shows such as Game of Thrones focused attention on the eye colour of characters, as well as their Dire-wolves and Dragons. These themes in popular culture can be leveraged as tools to teach and engage everyone in genetics, which is now a key component in all eye diseases. As ...
Welcome to Dr. Anthony G. Payne's Ⓥ Cerebratorium! Whether you are a true believer, a true disbeliever, or something in-between, you'll likely find food for thought in this, my sharinghouse for ideas, options, novel angles & insights.
The ferocious Leman Russ, also called the Wolf King or the Great Wolf, is primarch of the 6th Legion Space Wolves – an untameable, instinctual, and utterly deadly warrior, famous for his quick temper and fierce loyalty to the Emperor. The latter quality led him to become the Emperor’...
Where is the hope for humanity when “the leader of the free world” actually leads a global war of aggression? What else could you call the war on terror but a war of aggression, when it is clearly a war of the wealthiest nations against the poorest, a class-war of nations? What do...
The Robot Chicken writers show you why you don't want to prank Apache Chief; We delve deep into the Lego world; What would happen if we got rid of all the wolves?; The creators show the good times catching up with Captain Kirk. ...