The first complete mammoth genome was sequenced in 2015, after a partial genome in 2008 Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax - the genetics of mammoths WASHINGTON: The largest-ever genetic ...

It seems that icky mix of sweat, dead skin cells, dust, dirt and hair holds untold secrets on everything from our stress levels to our ethnicity, and even our smell. Sorry to say, but if you’re one of ...

Earwax, scientifically known as cerumen, is technically just skin cells that have fallen off inside the ear, bits of hair and secretion from the ceruminous glands mixed together. Although earwax is ...

Some scientists suspected that our ear wax may contain a natural fungicide, bactericide, and insecticide, the better to protect against buggy invaders crawling inside the ear canal. Alas, this turns ...

Dry scalp? Blocked ears? Crusted eyes? Our bodies produce many different unusual, sometimes repellent secretions, and their function doesn’t always seem entirely clear. But each has their own ...

EARWAX isn't actually wax - it gets its name for its waxy, sticky texture. Its primary function is to protect and clear the ear. But according to one expert, the colour could be indicative of a ...

A MEDICAL practitioner had to use forceps to remove a giant lump of dried wax matted with hair that had been blocking a man's ear. The patient had attended a clinic in Leicester with what he thought ...

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin - an icon of the Ice Age - including about its fluffy hair, ...

WASHINGTON: The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin — an icon of the Ice Age — including about its fluffy hair, small ears, cold ...

The largest-ever genetic assessment of the woolly mammoth has yielded new insight into this elephant cousin — an icon of the Ice Age — including about its fluffy hair, small ears, cold tolerance, fat ...