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A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

Somatic hypermutation (SHM) of immunoglobulin variable (V) regions modulates antibody-antigen affinity is initiated by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA).

Where there is water, there is life, they say, and Iowa — a state in the Midwestern region of the United States — has two ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A lost snake that turned into a local celebrity, named Sir Hiss-a-Lot, is on his way to a new home.

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Do animals have siblings, aunties, or cousins? Can they survive without any family at all? Female gazelles, like this ...

High in the Caucasus Mountains, buried beneath the cold floor of a limestone cave, archaeologists have found something small, sharp, and quietly revolutionary. It is just about 9 centimeters long (3.5 ...

Animals possess remarkable sensory abilities that far exceed human capabilities, enabling them to thrive in diverse environments. From the star-nosed mole's tactile foraging to the eagle's ...

Studies in small animal medicine show that using acupuncture can speed up healing from nerve injuries, such as spinal cord damage from herniated disks. This is a condition in which material from ...