CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

From where does a tabby cat get its stripes? The same place cheetahs get their spots. A new study finds the same gene that is responsible for the cheetah's color patterns causes a tabby's stripes.

NEW YORK - How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA. Scientists say they've found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern - stripes or blotches. It's one of several genes that ...

How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With DNA. Scientists have found the gene that sets the common tabby pattern -- stripes or blotches. It's one of several genes that collaborate to create the ...

"Tabby" is a general term for striped cats, and tabbies come in many colors and patterns — more than 40 varieties in all. Red tabbies seem to have a special following and mythology, perhaps because in ...