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How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have found the answer, pinpointing a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that ...

"Horses can make this fire burn even hotter and make the damage even less than it would be in a species like a human," said Castiglione. The changes occurred in a key gene pathway called NRF2/KEAP1.

A team of researchers has identified a mutation in the KEAP1 gene in horses, which enhances their energy production while protecting their cells from oxidative stress. This discovery, published in ...

A genetic change that boosts a cell's aerobic capacity while also protecting it from excess stress could explain how horses became such powerful athletes, according to a new study in Science.

A study published March 27 in the journal Science finds that a unique and ancient spate of genetic mutations was key to the evolution of horses’ exceptional aerobic fitness.

A sheep infected with bird flu will ring another alarm bell as the virus continues to drift into mammals. It's the first time anywhere in the world that a sheep is known to have been infected.

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. Half a million ...

In 1950, horses made an average of 10.9 starts per year in the United States. That number stayed above 10 until 1975. By 2000, it was down to 7.1 starts per year, and in 2023, it went down to 5.9.