In the land where the Brothers Grimm once filled folk with fear of the Big Bad Wolf, but which the newest science now claims is the single geographic origin of domesticated dogs, our beloved companions, one can only expect the news of the first wild - born litter of wolf cubs to meet with mixed reviews. (treehugger.com)
Using heroin samples of known geographic origin provided to them by the DEA, researchers were able to measure ratios of strontium isotopes in samples known to come from the four distinct regions where heroin is typically made. (sciencedaily.com)
The low inbreeding coefficients inferred in domesticated apples and the low level of differentiation between cultivated and wild apple populations [40], [54], [67], [68] indicate a high frequency of crosses between individuals of M. domestica, M. sieversii and other wild relatives hailing from diverse geographic origins. (journals.plos.org)