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Extinction has always been final — until now. Advances in genome sequencing, cloning, and genetic engineering have given ...
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Backed by a National Science Foundation grant of more than $500,000, Pfeifer, the lead principal investigator, and a team of ...
The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...
A wide range of mammal species are adversely affected, including both endemic (those only found in southern Africa) and non-endemic (those found in other places too) species. They range from less ...
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The term “de-extinction” often conjures images of Jurassic Park-style genetic manipulation, complete with ethical dilemmas and ecological chaos. But the reality of functional de-extinction—the ...