Organisation: Francis Crick Institute

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<p>Dr Anders Bergström and colleagues analysed 72 genomes from ancient wolves that lived in Europe, Siberia and North America up to 100,000 years ago, 66 of which were sequenced for the first time. The team compared these with genomes from early and modern dogs. The results reveal that, overall, dogs are genetically most similar to ancient Siberian wolves, although these are not direct ancestors.</p>

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Dogs arose from two populations of wolves

Dogs are genetically most similar to ancient Siberian wolves, but they are not direct ancestors and plenty of questions remain

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New blood test can spot lung cancer relapses up to a year before scans

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Doctors lucky to succeed in creating first 'three-parent' baby, says expert

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Professor Tim Bliss believes the human brain could be implanted with memories

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Human Fertility and Embryology Authority give go-ahead for editing of embryos in UK

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Scientists to ‘edit’ genes of human embryos

UK gives scientists go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos

Scientists have been given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time in the UK.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority to eye genetically modified embryo plan in UK

Scientists could be given permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time in the UK when controversial proposals go before the fertility regulator today.

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to DNA study

Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and US-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for “mechanistic studies of DNA repair”.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

Miscarriage study team seeks to alter genes

British scientists investigating the causes of miscarriage have applied for permission to modify the genes of human embryos, their institute has confirmed.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015