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Domestic Cat Study Traces Genetic Diversity, Disease Risk Across Breeds

With genotyping data for 11,036 pedigreed or non-pedigreed domestic cats, researchers looked at variation and allele frequencies for disease-, blood type-, or trait-related variants.

Chimpanzee Genetics Offer Clues to Population History, Conservation

With targeted sequencing on fecal samples, researchers retraced chimpanzee population structure and dynamics over time, uncovering genetic markers for chimp geographic origins.

VolitionRx Bets on Canine Cancer Screening Test as Nucleosome Tech Development Continues
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The company recently signed on Heska for selling its Nu.Q Vet Cancer Screening Test at the point of care, and Sage Healthcare as a distributor in Singapore.

One Health Company Using Dog Models to Improve Targeted Cancer Therapy Development
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In a recent study, company researchers and their collaborators found that tumors in dogs and humans share mutational hotspots in a number of cancer-related genes.

Neogen Acquires Pet Testing Firm Genetic Veterinary Sciences

Spokane, Washington-based Genetic Veterinary Sciences, doing business as Paw Print Genetics, offers a range of genetic tests for dogs, cats, and birds.

Oct 20, 2021

Horse Genetics Study Reveals Origins of Domestication, Use in Human Culture

Aug 9, 2021

Dovetail Genomics Partners With Wildlife Conservation Group Revive & Restore on Sequencing Effort

Mar 5, 2021

Fauna Bio Gets $373K NIH Grant to Study Animal Genomes for Potential Drug Targets

Feb 19, 2021

NRGene Looks to Royalty-Based Partnerships in Wake of IPO
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Jan 26, 2021

NRGene Completes $30.6M IPO

Dec 17, 2020

New Rhesus Macaque Reference Genome Holds Potential for Human Disease, Evolution Research

Sep 1, 2020

American Mastodon Mitochondrial Genomes Reveal Multiple Lineages

Aug 7, 2020

Researchers Use CRISPR-Cas13 Platform to Interrogate Gene Function in Animal Embryos

Jan 9, 2020

Neogen, Gencove Form Animal Genomics Alliance

Jul 3, 2019

Precision Biomonitoring, AgriSeq Form Strategic Alliance

Mar 28, 2019

Schizophrenia Genes Prioritized in Zebrafish Mutant Study

Jan 2, 2019

Neogen Acquires Canadian Animal Genomics Firm Delta Genomics

Dec 21, 2018

As Dog Genetic Testing Booms, Calls for Regulation Grow Louder
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Apr 18, 2018

Low Paternal Genetic Diversity in Domestic Horses Likely Due to Selective Breeding

Jan 11, 2018

Mars Petcare Acquires Genoscoper Laboratories

Sep 27, 2017

Dog DNA Testing Market Grows As Vendors Target Consumers, Breeders, Vets

Jul 18, 2017

Embark Veterinary Raises $4.5M

Jun 8, 2017

Paleogenomic Analysis Places Ancient Eurasian Elephant Within African Lineages

Apr 18, 2017

VHL Signs Norwegian Distribution Agreement

Jan 30, 2017

Genomic Modeling Tool for Species Discovery Overestimates Biodiversity

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Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.