Animal experimentation may not be a thing of the past just yet, but work on human iPS cell technology may someday grant emancipation for lab mice and other species.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2023
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You might be old enough to remember the famous "Where's the Beef?" Wendy's commercials. This question may be asked in a different context since U.S. regulators approved the sale of lab-grown chicken meat made from cultivated ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2023
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Researchers who found novel coronaviruses in UK bats say genetic surveys of the viruses should be regularly conducted, even if none of those viruses can infect humans yet.
Ecology
Jun 27, 2023
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Dutch and American researchers have used computer simulations to develop a protein that works like an anti-freeze agent. Researchers could use this protein to freeze and defrost biological material such as immune cells, sperm ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2023
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Researchers from EPFL and the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have gained new insights into a mechanism regulating the early-stage development of mouse embryos. Instead of using an animal model, the team carried out their research ...
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2023
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Keeping up with the journeys of wolves and welfare of wild horses has never been easier. With a GPS wildlife tracker powered by an animal's own movements, University of Copenhagen researchers have solved a problem faced by ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2023
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To discover and thoroughly demonstrate the newly identified noncanonical cleavage mechanism, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team, led by Prof. Tuan Anh Nguyen, Assistant Professor of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 2, 2023
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Even without nerves, plants can sense when something touches them and when it lets go, a Washington State University-led study has found.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2023
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Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Biology at Humboldt Universität have solved a long-standing mathematical puzzle about the emergence of electrical activity patterns during insect flight. Together with colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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For the past 40 years, a devastating fungal disease has been ravaging frog populations around the world, wiping out 90 species. Unlike the global COVID-19 pandemic, you may not even be aware of this "panzootic"—a pandemic ...
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2023
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