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Health

Health United Kingdom

3. February 2023

Revolutionary Treatment Cures “Incurable” Cancer

A revolutionary new type of biological engineering called "base editing" has cleared a teenage girl's incurable cancer.

Technology

Technology Russia

8. November 2022

Neanderthal Family Portrait Comes to Life

In a cave located in Siberia, Russia, there once lived a tight-knit community of Neanderthals, and the genetic data researchers have discovered help us better understand our ancestors and the very fabric of their life.

Animals

Animals Spain

13. September 2022

Tiny Jellyfish Reveals Secrets to Immortality

A tiny jellyfish holds the secret to immortality, and geneticists affiliated with the University of Oviedo, Spain are studying the species to understand the aging process and therefore evaluate if it is possible to evade it.

Animals

Animals Brazil

13. June 2022

This Golden Monkey Is Bouncing Back

The golden lion tamarin’s population is flourishing once more in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest following concerted conservation efforts, which included the restoration of the primate species’ natural habitat to ensure genetic viability.

Animals

Animals Panama

1. June 2022

New Species of Salamander Discovered!

After much investigation, it turns out that the latest salamander discovered in the Central American country of Panama is a whole new species, thus expanding the catalog of amphibians.

Health

Health USA

15. January 2022

Hope for Many: First Organ Transplant of This Kind in History

In a highly experimental, unprecedented surgery, doctors have successfully placed a gene-edited pig heart into a patient. Days after the surgery, the 57-year-old heart recipient, David Bennett, is doing well.

Technology

Technology The World

28. June 2021

Scientists Uncover the Last Missing Parts of Our DNA!

For the very first time, an open and community-based consortium of scientists managed to sequence the entire human genome, including the 8% of DNA missing from the two first attempts, finally giving us the complete set of human genetics.