Dolly the Sheep Didn’t Die Prematurely Because She Was a Clone
Dolly the Sheep made biotech history in 1996 when she became the first animal cloned from adult somatic cells.
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Dolly the Sheep made biotech history in 1996 when she became the first animal cloned from adult somatic cells.
No matter how delicious it may be.
Coding needs to be part of the curriculum.
Genetics may provide a clue as to how so-called superbug infections spread across hospitals.
Scientists have confirmed that the gamma rays from lightning can set off atom-altering reactions like those in a nuclear reactor.
These results brought to you by a telescope buried in a cubic kilometre of South Pole ice.
Planets and robots lack hearts and minds, but they’re especially good at impacting ours.
DARPA calls the Black Mirror-esque effort the Advanced Plant Technologies (APT) program.
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests this might end up being the case.
The vapours from alcohol-based hand sanitisers can cause breathalysers to error out—or even report positive readings.
Scientists have never seen this behaviour in dolphins before, highlighting a previously unknown level of social complexity.
Rather than being something you just have - or don't - a photographic memory is actually something you can develop.
What would a society without animal agriculture look like?
“Flowing liquid water in the current Martian climate has always been an extraordinary claim.”
Someone who "does not believe in science" should not be making rockets.
It’s very possible the humble alkali fly’s extreme waterproofing may contribute to human innovation.
