Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

In the September Genome Research Band et al. compare cows and humans to generate mapping information about the bovine genome (Genome Res 2000, 10:1359-1368). The authors combined parallel radiation ...

Japan's government approved a request for stem-cell experiments meant to create an animal-human hybrid and allow it to be brought to term. The experiment, which still requires approval from the ...