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  The diploid genome assemblies in marmoset shows huge variations

  2021.04.28

  The international consortium today announces a series of publications in a special collection of Nature that resulted from the first phase of the Vertebrate Genome Project (VGP) to release 16 high quality reference…
  
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  Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow’s pest control

  2021.04.19

  Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a better way of targeting and…
  
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  The Trouble of Being Tall

  2021.03.17

  The giraffe is a truly puzzling animal. With its exceptional anatomy and suite of evolutionary adaptations, the giraffe is an outstanding case of animal evolution and physiology. Now, an international team of researcher…
  
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  A Cat of All Trades

  2021.02.25

  The leopard stands out as an elusive, versatile, and adaptable animal. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just published the first genomic data for the African subspecies of the leopard in the acclaimed…
  
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  We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed

  2021.02.04

  People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition from water to land. But in fact, the genetic basis of air-breathing and limb movement was already established…
  

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