New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

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A study uncovers the viral gene that lets bird flu beat fever, reshaping surveillance strategies as H5N1 continues to spread.

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

A new study published in Nature reveals that a distinct group of early humans lived in this region for at least 8,000 years, ...

New research from the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow highlights a worrying trait of avian influenza (bird flu) viruses ...

Bird flu viruses can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever — one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in ...

EMBL researchers have created a new AI tool that uses a “molecular laser tag” approach to identify cells capable of revealing the earliest origins of cancer. The human body depends on accurate genetic ...

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Study reveals avian flu survives fever-level temperatures via a PB1 gene advantage, explaining its severe threat to humans.