mFISH Mapped 16 of 22 Rhesus Macaque Chromosome Types to a Single Human Chromosome
Human chromosome-painting probes showed one-to-one homology for 16 of 22 rhesus macaque chromosome types, while three macaque chromosomes…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
DNA Methylation Shifted as Namibian Male Cheetahs Became Territorial
Paired blood samples from ten free-ranging Namibian males revealed widespread, predominantly increased DNA methylation after the same cheetahs…
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Zoonotic Sarcocystis Found in 3.3% of Polish Wild Boar Hunted for Food
Molecular testing of 241 wild boar from all 16 Polish provinces found Sarcocystis miescheriana DNA in 90% and…
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Red Deer Across Saxony-Anhalt Remained Genetically Connected, but Peripheral Populations Showed Early Isolation
A study of 698 red deer across Saxony-Anhalt found high genetic diversity and broad connectivity overall, but several…
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Black-headed Gull Sample Yielded the Longest Known Calicivirus Genome
A Hungarian black-headed gull faecal sample yielded an 8,845-nucleotide avian calicivirus genome with unusual RNA structures and enough…
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Anaplasmataceae DNA Found in 3% of 537 German Red Foxes
Anaplasmataceae DNA was found in spleen samples from 15 of 537 German red foxes, including the first reported…
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Recent Starlings in Western Australia Differed Genetically from the 2000s Population
Starlings detected in Western Australia in 2017–2024 were genetically distinct from birds sampled there in the 2000s, a…
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New Papillomavirus Genome Identified in Black-headed Gull Faeces in China
Researchers identified the 7,794-base-pair CrPV1 genome in faecal samples from black-headed gulls in Sichuan and found it genetically…
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Farm-Bred Red Foxes Showed Stronger Genetic Erosion Than Isolated Scottish Foxes
Wild Belarusian foxes retained high genetic diversity, Scottish foxes showed moderate depletion, and farm-bred foxes had the smallest…
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Genetic Data From 1,813 South Korean Wild Boar Suggested Reduced Gene Flow Across the Geum River
A nationwide study found high genetic diversity and mostly distance-related structure, but Chungcheong and Jeolla were more differentiated…
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Irish and British Curlews Showed Little Genetic Separation but Both Differed From Swedish Birds
Whole-genome data from 56 Eurasian curlews found little differentiation between Irish and British birds but clear separation from…
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First High-Quality Reference Genome Built for the Western Bluebird
A 1.3-billion-base-pair genome built from a California female recovered 98.3% of expected conserved bird genes and gives researchers…
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Reindeer and Caribou Showed Broad Genetic Differences Across Russia, Alaska and Canada
Microsatellite data from 1,544 reindeer and caribou in 42 populations showed broad genetic differentiation among Russia, Alaska and…
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Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Now Has Its First Chromosome-Level Genome
The 1.19-billion-base-pair assembly includes sequence anchored to 40 chromosomes and 20,580 predicted protein-coding genes; a 99.1% BUSCO score…
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Mitochondrial DNA Reveals a More Complex Evolutionary History of Barn Swallows
A study of 580 complete barn swallow mitochondrial genomes found five major maternal lineages, including a newly recognised…
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New Darwin Tree of Life Genome Assembly Available for the Spotted Flycatcher
A Darwin Tree of Life BioProject registered on 20 August 2026 provides a new haplotype-1 genome assembly for…
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Barcelona ASFV Variant Was Missing About 9,800 DNA Bases
Whole-genome sequencing of eight ASFV-positive wild boar near Barcelona identified a distinct genotype II variant with a stable…
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Genome Assemblies for 39 Reptile Species Released, Including a Tropical House Gecko From Ethiopia
A 2026 data release placed genome assemblies for 39 reptile species in GenBank. The tropical house gecko sample…
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Twelve Western Canadian Caribou Subpopulations Had Estimated Effective Population Size Below 50
Among 32 western Canadian caribou subpopulations where contemporary effective population size could be estimated, 12 had point estimates…
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Cryptosporidium Deer Mouse Genotype IV Was Recorded in Europe for the First Time in European Hares
Five of 370 faecal samples from wild European hares in Czechia and Slovakia contained Cryptosporidium deer mouse genotype…
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