Oregon scientists used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs, a step in the quest to develop lab-grown eggs or sperm to one day help people conceive.
Egg yolks turned out to be a key ingredient for cultivating bird embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in the lab. Using a growing ...
The Atlas blue butterfly, with a record-breaking 229 pairs of chromosomes, is helping scientists unravel mysteries of ...
For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer. This allows bacteria to rapidly evolve new traits, such as antibiotic ...
A study published in Nature Communications describes how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune ...
The firm has grown “primordial germ cells” (early embryonic cells) from Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, ...
Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...
An ambitious and revolutionary initiative aims to map every cell of all eukaryotic life on Earth. The result will be a ...
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A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years ago and became the ...
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