New Data Opens New Opportunities for Research, Conservation and Animal Breeding By Lisa Howard June 21, 2019 A team of researchers has carried out a detailed study of the genomes... Read More
Tag Archives : genomics
Reconstruction of Ancient Chromosomes Offers Insight Into Mammalian Evolution
Aj Cheline
June 21, 2017
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By Lisa Howard June 21, 2017 What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal? What would it... Read More
Cow Gene Study Shows Why Most Clones Fail
Aj Cheline
December 9, 2016
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Gene Expression Pinpoints Multiple Anomalies Likely to Lead to Pregnancy Failure for Clones It has been 20 years since Dolly the sheep was successfully cloned in Scotland, but cloning mammals... Read More
How a ‘Nonsense’ Genetic Mutation from a Bull Born in 1962 Caused the Loss of Half a Million Calves Worldwide
Aj Cheline
October 10, 2016
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By Lisa Howard Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief was one of the most prolific bulls in the history of Holstein cattle breeding — but he also introduced a lethal gene... Read More