Domestication
The Humble Pig
Pigs have personalities, and a curiously compelling history of domestication. But that doesn’t mean we’re ever going to stop eating them.
How Did Pets and Farm Animals Get So Cute and Friendly?
Reductions in certain stem cells that account for requisite levels of fear and stress also code for cute morphologies.
Building a Better Pig
How have the farm animals of today been shaped by centuries of domestication and selective breeding? Sujata Gupta investigates.