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Stanford Medicine —

Bengal cat coats are less wild than they look

Researchers studied hundreds of Bengal cats to uncover the origins of their leopard-print coats and found they're mostly the result of domestic cat genes.

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Stanford Medicine —

Study shows why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease

The disparity in disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis can be traced to a single molecule made by one X chromosome.

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Stanford Medicine —

Ancient Rome was more diverse than we thought

Genetic material from ancient skeletons reveals a detailed picture of travel and migration patterns during the empire’s height.

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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

You’re stuck with your genome, but corals aren’t

These long-lived animals are constantly changing and testing their genes, and it might help prepare them for climate change.

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