Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "genomes"
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How to age gracefully? Ask a bowhead whale
January 8, 2015 , on page 12)To learn the secret behind aging gracefully, you may want to check out the bowhead whale, the majestic denizen of the Arctic waters that boasts a lifespan topping 200 years. Scientists on Monday unveiled the genetic blueprint ... -
Inbreeding won't doom the last of the vaquitas, but fishing might - study
(Manila Bulletin,May 9, 2022 , on page 7)Vaquita porpoise are on the edge of extinction, with just 10 left in their sole habitat within Mexico's Gulf of California. However, a new study published Thursday in the journal Science offers some hope: the world's rarest ... -
Of zorses, wholphins and ligers
September 25, 2010 , on page 10)Trainers at Hawaii Sea Life Park were stunned when a 182-kilogram gray bottlenose dolphin gave birth in 1985 to a dark-skinned calf that partly resembled a 909-kilogram false killer whale she shared a tank with. The calf ...