[ad_1] courtesy of Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation First, you’ve got to know that there’s a Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation in Austin. A rescue shelter, but for stuffies – for soft, humanly fabricated creatures of all kinds – that have been neglected, dismissed, forgotten, discarded, and need a home. Lin’s artwork, titled Flow (photo by Wayne […]
Genomes of 51 animal species mapped in record time, creating ‘evolutionary time machine’
[ad_1] Researchers just mapped and published the genomes of 51 animal species, from fish-eating crocodiles known as gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) to fierce cloud leopards (Neofelis nebulosa). These genetic blueprints could have broad implications for humans, particularly for understanding our evolutionary history, according to a paper published Jan. 26 in the journal Nature Biotechnology. “In some […]