This Week in Science

Apr 06, 2018

In Science Advances, a team of US and European scientists presents a new high-quality genome assembly of the donkey. Using Chicago HiRise assembly technology, the investigators achieved subchromosomal scaffolds they say are four times larger than previously published donkey assemblies.

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The Scan

Last of the Northern White Rhinoceroses, Sequenced

Researchers have sequenced the northern white rhinoceros to gauge whether it could be brought back from the edge of extinction, the New York Times reports.

DNA Phenotyping Allowed in Bavaria

Bavaria expands its forensic genetic analyses to include DNA phenotyping, raising discrimination concerns.

Thanks for the Stress, Dad

Tufts University researchers found a role for miRNA in transmitting stress between generations, the Economist reports.