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Scientists aim to bring mammoth back to life

Mammoths, which went extinct about 10,000 years ago, may once again walk the Earth.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (54) | comments 133

Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth

Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said Saturday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (42) | comments 61

S.Korean, Russian scientists bid to clone mammoth

Russian and South Korean scientists have signed a deal on joint research intended to recreate a woolly mammoth, an animal which last walked the earth some 10,000 years ago.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (36) | comments 21

Scientists watch evolution in action

(PhysOrg.com) -- The yellow-bellied three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) is one of only three reptiles known to have different methods of reproduction in different places. In the coastal areas of New South ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (29) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

New species of lizard created in lab that reproduces by cloning itself

(PhysOrg.com) -- A genetics research group working in a lab in Kansas, has succeeded in creating a new species of lizard by mating two distinct species of North American Whiptails, both native to New Mexico. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 27 | with audio podcast report

Oldest dinosaur embryos give insights into infancy and growth

(PhysOrg.com) -- After sitting in collections for nearly 30 years, some remarkably well-preserved dinosaur eggs and their contents are offering new insights into the infancy and growth of early dinosaurs. ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers apply computing power to crack egg shell problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield have applied computing power to crack a problem in egg shell formation. The work may also give a partial answer to ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Egg-laying beginning of the end for dinosaurs

Their reproductive strategy spelled the beginning of the end: The fact that dinosaurs laid eggs put them at a considerable disadvantage compared to viviparous mammals. Together with colleagues from the Zoological ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Do steaks make you big?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adjusting the intake of high protein foods like meat, eggs and milk products could determine whether you become a rugby player or marathon runner and may help you lose weight, according to ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Rediscovery: Scientists confirm role for mysterious cell component, the nucleolinus

When searching for long-lost treasure, sometimes all you need is a good flashlight.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancestors of land plants revealed

It was previously thought that land plants evolved from stonewort-like algae. However, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that the closest relatives to land plants ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Egg cells use unusual method of division

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study of egg cells using time-lapse microscopy, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have discovered an unusual property ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 27, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Elephant bird probably wiped out by nest raiders and habitat loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sir David Attenborough has returned to the island of Madagascar to discover the fate of the elephant bird, the largest bird ever to live on Earth, and to make a BBC documentary about it: "Attenborough ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Scientists get bird's-eye view of how cuckoos fool their hosts (w/ Video)

Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how a bird decides whether or not a cuckoo has laid an egg in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research proves parrot chicks learn their names from parents

In a bit of interesting research whose missions was to find out if green-rumped parrots learn the calls that are used by themselves and others to identify them in their flock, or if such calls are innate, and others learn ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report