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The study's authors also hypothesised that the domestication process is wrongly believed to be initiated by humans, who have captured or selectively bred animals in the past.

These plants are bred to be sturdy, so take a deep breath and choose this year’s poinsettias with an adventurous heart.

An optimistic, naive collection of fools, bred from the foolish founder of the line.

Dogs and cats that have been selectively bred for appearance and livestock bred for productivity show higher rates of conditions such as diabetes and mitral valve disease.

"They preserve microstructural and geochemical signals that tell us not only what kinds of animals laid them, but also where they nested and how they bred," he says.