Genome Sequence for the Domestic Horse to Be Unveiled

The whole genome sequence of the domestic horse has been completed by the genome-sequencing center of The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, in collaboration with an international team of researchers that includes scientists at the University of California,...

Cucumber Genome Published

The genome of the cucumber has been sequenced by an international consortium led by Chinese and U.S. institutions, including the University of California, Davis. The annotated genome was published online Nov. 1 by the journal Nature Genetics. GD Star...

Scientists Find Cultural Differences Among Chimpanzee Colonies

Socially-learned cultural behavior thought to be unique to humans is also found among chimpanzees colonies, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. Historically, scientists believed that behavioral differences between colonies of chimpanzees...