Scottish fold cats are an absolutely adorable cat breed. However, the same genetic mutation that causes those cute folded ...

Mutated H5N1 Bird Flu Found in Cats: Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in two infected cats that is linked to ...

A genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a mutation associated with increased infectiousness and disease severity — ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

Explore the diverse and captivating world of domestic cat fur patterns ranging from classic and mackerel tabbies to ...

Conservation scientists from UNSW Sydney have used DNA technology to identify feral cats as the primary predators responsible ...

Then, the researchers compared these results with previously published data from 63 nuclear and 108 mitochondrial genomes that summarize the evolution of cat genetics worldwide. "This is by far ...

So I got to thinking about white cats and decided to do some research. Turns out a genetic anomaly causes many, but not all, white cats with blue eyes to be deaf (60 to 80 percent). White cats ...

The results of the decoding of a domestic cat's genome by a group of Japanese researchers have been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most accurate reference genome for cats, ...

Now, using genetic testing, researchers have discovered that pet cats likely arrived in China around 600 C.E.—over 1,500 years after their introduction to Europe. According to a study recently ...