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genetic engineering
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Australian school students are experimenting with ‘space veggies’ in a NASA initiative
Growing Beyond Earth Kim Johnson, La Trobe University A pink glow is shining on the faces of enthusiastic…
November 17, 2023
Cat Genomes Show Fewer Complex Genetic Variations Compared to Other Mammals, Study Finds
Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have made significant discoveries about the…
November 14, 2023
How gene mapping almost all remaining kākāpō will help NZ’s rare night parrot survive
Shutterstock/FeatherStalker Don Joseph Guhlin, University of Otago and Peter Dearden, University of Otago The genetic mapping of almost…
September 11, 2023
New Research Shows Natural Substance Shields Coral from Climate Change Damage
In a groundbreaking study published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, scientists from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia…
August 1, 2023
Orphaned Elephants in Botswana Help Unlock the Secrets of Mammoth Hybrids
US biotech startup Colossal is pursuing an ambitious mission to revive the extinct woolly mammoth, which hasn’t walked…
July 31, 2023
Scientists Found a Gene Mutation Linked to ‘Weeping’ Apple Tree Architecture
Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in plant genetics that could revolutionize apple tree cultivation. In a recent…
July 30, 2023
Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research
Gain-of-function experiments in the lab can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect…
May 26, 2023
What’s the latest on GMOs and gene-edited foods – and what are the concerns? An expert explains
Shutterstock Karen Massel, The University of Queensland Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of…
May 24, 2023
New Mini-Heart “Organoids” Help Researchers Study Heart Formation and Repair
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully created a “mini-heart” known as an organoid. The…
April 25, 2023
Researchers Create Embryo-like Structures from Monkey Cells
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have created “blastoids,” or embryo-like structures, using monkey embryonic stem…
April 24, 2023