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Plants' microbiomes are influenced by domestication: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to new research led by the University of Oxford, human crop domestication can affect plant-associated microorganism ecosystems.
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New genetic insights on adaptability and watermelon evolution
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Watermelon is a significant agricultural product on a global scale in terms of overall output and economic value. A complete "super-pangenome" for watermelon and its wild relatives was created by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute. This revealed useful genes lost during domesticatio
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New genomic insights on resilience, evolution of watermelons
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In terms of total production and economic value, watermelon is an important agricultural product on a global scale. The Boyce Thompson Institute's scientists have created a thorough "super-pangenome" for watermelon and its wild relatives, revealing helpful genes lost during domestication th
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Proximity to humans could lead to jackal domestication, Israeli study find
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Golden jackals, an overabundant species in urban habitats, have long been observed thriving near human populations.
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Zebrafish testing finds gene at root of domestication: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Queen Mary University of London researchers have discovered that zebrafish can provide genetic baz1b clues to the development of social behaviours in humans and domesticated species.
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Study: Feline genetics help pinpoint first-ever domestication of cats
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nearly 10,000 years ago, humans settling in the Fertile Crescent, the areas of the Middle East surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, made the first switch from hunter-gatherers to farmers. They developed close bonds with the rodent-eating cats that conveniently served as ancient pest-
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Researchers find domestication history of bananas that reveals mystery anc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): People on the island of New Guinea are said to have cultivated bananas 7,000 years ago. However, the history of banana domestication is convoluted, and their categorization is widely discussed, as the borders between species and subspecies are sometimes amb
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Scientists find that wolves can show attachment toward humans
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): When it comes to showing affection towards people, many dogs are naturals. Now comes word that the remarkable ability to show attachment behaviour toward human caregivers also exists in wolves.
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Researchers study sleep pattern of wolves to understand domestication of a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): To gain a better understanding of the effects of domestication and cohabitation with humans on sleep phenotypes and physiology, comparing the dog to its wild counterpart, the wolf, offers a unique opportunity.
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Study: Dog ancestry traces back to two wolf populations
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): According to the publications in the 'Nature' journal, a recent study conducted by an international team of Francis Crick Institute's archaeologists and geneticists has found that a dog's ancestry can be traced back to at least two prehistoric wolf populations.
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Dogs trace ancestry to two separate wolf populations, study reveals
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): According to a new study by an international group of geneticists and archaeologists of the Francis Crick Institute, have discovered that the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves. The study revealed the answer to the mos
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Research: A better understanding of timings of chicken domestication
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): According to new research by the University of Exeter, a transformation on the understanding of the circumstances and timing of the domestication of chickens, their spread across Asia into the west, and reveals the changing way in which they were perceived in
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