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Some Myotis bats can live 50 years while close relatives live just 7; sequencing eight species found longevity genes overlapping with cancer and virus defenses

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Some Myotis bats can live 50 years while close relatives live just 7; sequencing eight species found longevity genes overlapping with cancer and virus defenses

A mouse-sized bat that lives for decades appears to have evolved some of the same biological protections that help it resist cancer and viral disease. Researchers comparing eight closely related Myotis species found an extraordinary range of lifespans, from about seven years in some species to nearly 50 years in others. Their genome analysis revealed … Read more

A YouTuber spent 4 years helping strangers find lost relatives; then a DNA test gave him a 22.7% match with a 66-year-old Texas woman who turned out to be his long-lost sister

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A YouTuber spent 4 years helping strangers find lost relatives; then a DNA test gave him a 22.7% match with a 66-year-old Texas woman who turned out to be his long-lost sister

Blair Clark and his wife Leah and details of DNA testing kit from MyHeritage. Blair Clark and his wife Leah have spent more than four years on their YouTube show, The Leah and Blair Slog, helping people reconnect with relatives they’ve never known, or lost touch with. The couple, who live in the Philippines, have … Read more

Alan Smith of Billings, Montana: First photos emerge of man who killed eight relatives and setting family home on fire

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Alan Smith (far left) is pictured with Megan Ghekiere, Dana Smith (Father), Barbara (Mother) Smith, and Evelyn Smith (grandmother). (X | @SeeRacists)

New photographs of Alan Smiththe 44-year-old man who killed eight members of his own family in Billings, Montana, have surfaced as friends of the victims describe troubling behaviour they say preceded the massacre. The images were published by the New York Post and quickly went viral online. Alan Smith (far left) is pictured with Megan … Read more

Who was Alan Smith? All we know about Montana man who killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner

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Landon and Charlotte Ghekiere of Billings, Montana, are seen in an undated photo provided by their mother, Erica Schneider. (Erica Schneider via AP) (Erica Schneider via AP)

A man has been accused of killing eight of his relatives, including four children, during Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana. The incident took place just weeks after the suspect’s parents, who were also killed in the shooting, forced him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press. Landon and Charlotte … Read more

Bull sharks in Fiji repeatedly meet at the same reef, and scientists found they slightly prefer spending time with relatives

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Bull sharks in Fiji repeatedly meet at the same reef, and scientists found they slightly prefer spending time with relatives

Representative Image of bull sharks gathering at a coral reef and displaying social behavior (AI-generated image) Bull sharks have long been viewed as solitary hunters that cross paths mostly by chance, but a six-year study in Fiji suggests otherwise. Researchers observed adult bull sharks gathering repeatedly at a single reef site and found that individuals … Read more