New research using the pelt of “Mutton,” the only known woolly dog fleece in the world, sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog that was a fixture of Indigenous Coast Salish communities for millennia. s.si.edu/3NrNZC4

🐔🧬Ancient chicken DNA reveals how Marek's disease virus (MDV), a highly contagious poultry pathogen, has evolved to become more virulent. Read the story ➡️ow.ly/l45650Qj3mY Universität München University of Oxford

🚨 Ancient DNA has been used to trace the evolution of Marek's Disease Virus, a chicken disease which has become more deadly in recent history Widespread over 1000 years before being described scientifically, it previously caused much milder symptoms 👇 bit.ly/3v1rjCk

Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly | University of Oxford ox.ac.uk/news/2023-12-1…