Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns - and they're unsustainable too
When you imagine an octopus's world, you might well see a curious creature in a complex undersea environment.
When you imagine an octopus's world, you might well see a curious creature in a complex undersea environment.
Ecology
Mar 24, 2022
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Researchers from Hokkaido University have proposed a framework to assist in the demarcation between genetically modified organisms and genome-edited organisms, taking into account both scientific and socio-ethical considerations.
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2022
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Artificial intelligence technology is now used by a growing number of companies looking to hire the best employees, but new research from Rice University warns how it can incorporate biases and overlook important characteristics ...
Economics & Business
Nov 23, 2021
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The creation of cellular structures similar to blastocysts has enabled KAUST scientists to build an in vitro model that mimics the earliest moments of human embryogenesis.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 08, 2021
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Advancements in technology have resulted in the design of hyper–realistic, Wi-Fi–connected, programmable sex robots that can mimic human responses, but what do these developments mean for how we regulate interactions ...
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2021
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Scientists have created the world's first monkey embryos containing human cells in an attempt to investigate how the two types of cell develop alongside each other. The embryos, which were derived from a macaque and then ...
Biotechnology
Apr 22, 2021
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Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a significant period of time—up to 20 days. The research, despite its ethical concerns, ...
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2021
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Humans are largely omnivores, and meat has featured in the diets of most cultures. However, with the increasing population and pressure on the environment, traditional methods of meeting this fundamental food requirement ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 02, 2021
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All athletes want to be at the top of their game when they compete, but some resort to nefarious approaches to achieve peak muscle growth, speed and agility. Recent developments in gene editing technology could tempt athletes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 06, 2021
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Current practices of the poultry industry have raised ethical and ecological concerns. Ethical concerns include the culling of day-old male chicks of egg-laying breeds; ecological concerns include the import of large quantities ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2020
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