In a bold hypothesis proposed by Adam Wilkins from the Humboldt University of Berlin and co-authors Richard Wrangham of Harvard University and Tecumseh Fitch of the University of Vienna, domesticated animals’ cuteness is a disadvantage. It all has to do with a group of embryonic stem cells called the neural crest. This is the reason why breeding for tameness causes changes in such diverse … [Read more...]
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