December 2013 in “Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science” Adding bentonite clays to goat diets increased milk yield, periwinkle shell improved chicken egg production, and vaccination increased muscle area and carcass yield in calves.
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January 2004 in “Current anthropology” Humans lost body hair relatively recently in evolution.
This study found that integrating machine learning enhances the predictive accuracy of forensic DNA phenotyping from low template DNA, achieving high accuracy for traits like eye color, although challenges remain for admixed populations and complex traits.
August 2026 in “Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe eBooks” This study highlighted that advancements in genome-wide association studies have identified numerous DNA variants linked to human appearance traits, significantly enhancing our understanding of the genetic and epigenetic factors influencing human phenotypes and contributing to genomic tools for anthropology and forensics.
January 2023 in “Czech Journal of Animal Science” This study found that down and guard hairs of Inner Mongolia Cashmere Goats have distinct protein compositions and physical properties, with keratin-related proteins potentially influencing these differences.
