How hedonism works for butterflies
18 May 2012, 6:04 pm
Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to genetic data published in the journal Nature.

Cattle industry at crossroads
17 May 2012, 6:28 am
Chris Reinhardt says the cattle industry may be at a crossroads when it comes to genetics.

Colorful butterflies beat odds by sharing traits
16 May 2012, 2:06 pm
IRVINE — Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to genetic data published today in the journal Nature.

Colorful butterflies increase their odds of survival by sharing traits
16 May 2012, 12:29 pm
— Irvine, Calif., May 16, 2012 — An international consortium of researchers at UC Irvine and elsewhere discovered that different species of the Heliconius butterfly are crossbreeding to more quickly acquire superior wing colors.

Perendale breeders value their clients
13 May 2012, 12:39 pm
For 40 years, Five Forks farmer David Ruddenklau has been passionate about breeding Perendale sheep. read more

Genetic Study Traces Horse Domestication to Russia
10 May 2012, 8:26 am
LONDON — A genetic study of horses across Eastern Europe and Central Asia has traced the domestication of one of man's most powerful animal allies to wide-open grasslands shared by southwest Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, researchers said.

Horsehair helps locate the origins of domestication
8 May 2012, 12:19 pm
A new study points to the area made up of Kazhakstan, Russia and Ukraine as the region that was home to the first domesticated horses.

One small steppe for man: Are all modern horses descended from one herd 6,000 years ago in the Russian plains?
8 May 2012, 8:30 am
One herd of horses tamed in the wide-open grasslands shared by Ukraine, southwest Russia and Kazakhstan could be the ancestor of all modern horses, according to Cambridge research.

Genetic study traces horse domestication to the steppes of Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan
7 May 2012, 4:05 pm
A genetic study of horses across Eastern Europe and Central Asia has traced the domestication of one of man's most powerful animal allies to wide-open grasslands shared by Ukraine, southwest Russia and Kazakhstan, researchers said Monday.

Genetic study pins horse domestication to steppes
7 May 2012, 3:33 pm
A genetic study of horses across Eastern Europe and Central Asia has traced the domestication of one of man's most powerful animal allies to wide-open grasslands shared by Ukraine, southwest Russia and Kazakhstan, researchers said Monday.