Biology
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artificial womb
Mouse Embryos Grow Successfully in Beakers, a Step Toward an Artificial Womb
Quivering with life, the developing mice moved ever-so-slightly in their vials. Just a few days since they were fertilized, the…
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alison scott
‘Invisible’ Deep-Sea Bacteria Cause Researchers to Rethink Human Immune Systems
The research vessel Falkor in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. Image: Schmidt Ocean Institute Researchers have found microbes in the…
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animal welfare
Inside One Wildlife Center as It Waits to Reopen
A European Bison looks out of its enclosure at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, England.Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) The…
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atroviridis
These Slugs Cut Off Their Own Heads When They Want a New Body
The head (left) and body (right) of a regenerative, photosynthetic sea slug.Image: Sayaka Mitoh Looking like opened pea pods with…
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biology
Ancient Trick Boosts Long-Term Memory and Changes the Brain
File photo of an fMRI brain scanner. Image: Keith Srakocic (AP) Imagine the route you typically take to the grocery…
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ancient dna
An Extinct Cave Bear’s DNA Was Still Readable After 360,000 Years
Cave bear skulls found in the Caucasus mountains. Image: Gennady Baryshnikov A tiny ear bone belonging to a cave bear…
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biology
Meet the First Endangered Animal to Be Cloned in North America
Elizabeth Ann at 50 days old. Image: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Elizabeth Ann is the first clone of a…
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biology
Promising Gene Therapy Trials Suspended Over Potential Cancer Risk
Photo: Taimy Alvarez (AP) On Tuesday, Biotech company Bluebird suspended its trials of gene therapy as a treatment for blood-related disorders…
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biology
Highest-Resolution Images of DNA Reveal It’s Surprisingly Jiggly
Gif: A. L. B. Payne et al., 2021/Nature Communications Scientists have captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of DNA, revealing…
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bioinformatics
Common DNA Testing Method Has High False-Positive Rate for Rare Mutations, Study Finds
Image: Mohamed Abdiwahab (Getty Images) Consumer DNA testing remains a booming industry, but new research released Monday suggests that it…
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