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Like unscrambling an egg : scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats | Wildlife

A bold genomic process is being harnessed to eliminate decades of interbreeding with domestic moggies

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Ten iconic UK species threatened by extinction or decline - and how to save them

These are ten of the UK's most iconic threatened species - and how we can fight the decline of their numbers.

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The Scottish Wildcat Is Now Basically Just a Cat

For millennia, the Scottish wildcat prowled Great Britain, stalking prey and ignoring humans and its domesticated cousins alike. But as a study in Current Biology reports,.

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European wildcats avoided introduced domestic cats for 2,000 years

Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two research papers published today in Current Biology.An international team of r

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Africa: Wildcats Lived Alongside Domestic Cats for 2,000 Years but Only Started Interbreeding 60 Years Ago - New Study

Africa: Wildcats Lived Alongside Domestic Cats for 2,000 Years but Only Started Interbreeding 60 Years Ago - New Study
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