If you come across a rattlesnake in Michigan, it’s an eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), the only venomous snake in ...

There are few topics in the world of pedigree theory—and for that matter in the Thoroughbred community as a whole—that are more emotive than the subject of inbreeding. On one hand, inbreeding, and ...

Inbreeding and the health and reproductive issues that come with are causing leopards to be more vulnerable to extinction the study found A new study from Panthera, a global wild cat conservation ...

A recent study published in PNAS analyzed when German Shepherds accumulated their “mutational load” of bad genes. Was it from ...

Read full article: Five displaced, home lost after house fire in Galax Emergency Manager Josh Turner highlights the importance of preparation and coordination among departments, while residents share ...

Signs of Inbreeding Among SoCal Mountain Lions Raise Extinction Fears Researchers have long had genetic evidence of inbreeding, but the malformed sperm is the first evidence that inbreeding is ...

Purebred dogs might look flawless on the outside, but their beauty often hides a disturbing genetic truth. For generations, breeders have prioritized traits like coat color and snub noses over genetic ...

Generally speaking, inbreeding is a bad thing. To be clear, I am not making cultural commentary regarding the social taboo of sleeping with your cousin. I am saying that literally inbreeding is not ...

Neanderthals, long thought to have become extinct 40,000 years ago due to the advent of modern humans, might have instead succumbed to internal pressures such as inbreeding, a new study finds. Three ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps ...