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Scientists make huge strides in their quest to create photosynthetic animals

In an incredible feat that redefines biological boundaries, scientists have successfully engineered animal cells capable of ...

A gene that keeps intestinal stem cells stable offers insight into how tissues repair themselves

Years before he conducted the research that would earn him a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, ...

No live animal testing needed: Lab-grown airway organoids reveal viral infection in wildlife species

Experimental infections, where a pathogen is introduced into the host body to see its effects in action, are considered the ...

The Company That Brought Back the Dire Wolf Is Eyeing A Blue Antelope For Its Next De-Extinction

The company behind the dire wolf comeback hopes to restore Africa's bluebuck, once hunted to extinction by colonialists.

Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital

Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolize food and its immune system can best fight off ...

Lab-grown meat could still be a long way from widespread availability when SD’s new ban expires

South Dakota’s new five-year ban on cell-cultured protein targets a product experts say is still far from mass-market ...
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Scientists Create the First Detailed ‘Smell Map’ of Odor Sensors in the Mouse Nose—and Sniff Out Some Surprising Discoveries

In two new studies, researchers used genetic techniques to upend a longstanding assumption that nerve cells with scent ...

Louisiana weighs big changes in zombie deer disease containment. But what do the scientists think?

There’s a disease spreading amongst deer in the United States, including northern parishes of Louisiana, that has no cure.

Millions of graphene toothbrushes sold worldwide: Scientists reveal why people are buying them

New research from KAIST has clarified how graphene oxide's antibacterial properties work, revealing it selectively attacks ...

Colossal Biosciences says it’s been secretly working to bring back this extinct antelope

Humans wiped out the bluebuck in Africa around 200 years ago. Bringing it back is both ethically and technologically ...

Colossal Biosciences Takes Major Step Toward Bluebuck De-Extinction

After 225 years extinct, scientists have sequenced DNA and edited cells to move the bluebuck closer to a return.