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Folding@home takes up the fight against COVID-19
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Growing living rat neurons to play... DOOM?
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Scientists discover new ecosystem underneath hydrothermal vents
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Female octopuses throw things at males that are harassing them
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If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats
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A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s thirty-eight years
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Apparently snow lepoards bite their tails more than you'd think
@payoletter: snow leopards biting their tails: a thread
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CDH2 mutation affecting N-cadherin function causes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans and mice
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Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg
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Scientists release the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
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Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end
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Powerful ‘machine scientists’ distill the laws of physics from raw data
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Doctors transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the first time
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Why prehistoric humans needed no braces: Crooked teeth are a modern phenomenon and a telltale sign of an underlying epidemic
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We broke phosphorus: Humanity is flushing away one of life's essential elements
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The million-dollar drug: How a Canadian medical breakthrough that was thirty years in the making became the world’s most expensive drug — and then quickly disappeared
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Ethics questions arise as genetic testing of embryos increases
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NIH studies find severe symptoms of “Havana Syndrome,” but no evidence of MRI-detectable brain injury or biological abnormalities
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Six creatures that are actually real-life zombies
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New vaccine technology could protect from future viruses and variants
The vaccine antigen technology, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax in early 2020, provided protection against all known variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes...
The vaccine antigen technology, developed by the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax in early 2020, provided protection against all known variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – as well as other major coronaviruses, including those that caused the first SARS epidemic in 2002.
The studies in mice, rabbits and guinea pigs [...] found that the vaccine candidate provided a strong immune response against a range of coronaviruses by targeting the parts of the virus that are required for replication.
Professor Jonathan Heeney from Cambridge’s Department of Veterinary Medicine, who led the research, [said] “We wanted to come up with a vaccine that wouldn’t only protect against SARS-CoV-2, but all its relatives.”
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RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow fifty percent more potatoes, rice
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Five parrots separated at British zoo after encouraging each other to curse profusely at guests
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No one is prepared for hagfish slime
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Man with 5.5-inch horn growing on his back slipped "through the net" docs say
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DNA testing reveals baffling bird is three species in one
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The fish doorbell
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MH370 and the sea creatures that opened a new mystery
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The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas
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Why are adverts so loud?
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Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says
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The world’s biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp, visible to the naked eye
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A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects.
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You have no idea how hard it is to get a hamster drunk
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Nine of the weirdest penises in the animal kingdom, from the echidna’s four-headed unit to the dolphin’s prehensile member
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Private dog cloning, what are your thoughts?
I had a discussion today about the ethics of cloning your pets. It's a thing you can currently pay (a lot) of money for, but I don't really see much discussion about it, even though it's absurdly...
I had a discussion today about the ethics of cloning your pets. It's a thing you can currently pay (a lot) of money for, but I don't really see much discussion about it, even though it's absurdly sci-fi and a little crazy to me that it's a real business.
So what are your thoughts? Is it ethical? Is it a bit weird? Is it perfectly healthy?
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The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental health
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Scientists in Sweden have succeeded in extracting and sequencing RNA molecules from an extinct species, a century old Tasmanian tiger known as a thylacine
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Drones are showing us sharks like never before
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The secret life of deep sea vents
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Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time after population collapses
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China’s CRISPR babies: Read exclusive excerpts from the unseen original research
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Scientists release controversial genetically modified mosquitoes in high-security lab
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Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers.
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Tiny robots made from human cells heal damaged tissue (in the lab)
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The extraordinary case of the ferocious female moles
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Brazil claims record shark fin bust: Nearly twenty-nine tons from 10,000 sharks seized
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Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity
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Why do things keep evolving into crabs?
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African grey parrots are the first bird species to pass a test that requires them both to understand when another animal needs help and to actually give assistance
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