Article on cat genetics and domestication

[kestrell]

Or rather, the lack thereof, because a study had indicated that the cats that live with humans are still not very different from their wild cousins.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/cats-are-an-extreme-outlier-among-domestic-animals/

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

This conclusion surprises me not at all.

[bibliofile]

And look, it's written by Annalee Newitz! I'd missed her move to Ars Technica.

re: cats
yes, I assume that yawns are partly to show off their very very sharp teeth. Though more subtle than a Russian fighter jet showing off its missiles to a NATO plane (which happened last week).