Save the Wolves, Control the Moose
Save the Wolves, Control the Moose
Researchers plan to relocate mainland wolves to an island in Lake Superior in an effort to boost the near-extinct predator population and limit the growth of local moose herds.
Researchers plan to relocate mainland wolves to an island in Lake Superior in an effort to boost the near-extinct predator population and limit the growth of local moose herds.
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Birth Defects Marked End of Mammoths
Bob Grant | Mar 26, 2014 | 2 min read
New research suggests that the wooly beasts may have succumbed to a shrinking gene pool or intense environmental pressures as their species went extinct.
Did Inbreeding Royals Evolve?
Dan Cossins | Apr 22, 2013 | 2 min read
A new study suggests that in the Spanish Habsburg royal family, natural selection may have diminished the most harmful effects of inbreeding.
What lab mice are made of
Megan Scudellari | Jun 2, 2011 | 3 min read
The most detailed genetic maps to date of classical lab mouse strains reveal limited genetic diversity and overwhelmingly originate from a single species of domestic mouse, the researchers report.