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A Clone Alone No More: The 20-Year Legacy of Dolly the Sheep
The world’s most photographed ewe was born in Scotland on July 5, 1996. Nature Video talks to two of the researchers who created her. This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on June 29, 2016...
Ancient DNA Could Return Passenger Pigeons to the Sky
Genetic engineering could restore the once profuse North American bird after a century or more of extinction
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Get a first look at Anakin, Obi-Wan and a young Jedi trainee as they prepare to do battle with a new enemy in The Clone Wars
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A growing group of scientists is attempting to save coral reefs by cultivating them
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Genetic Engineering: Progress and Controversy
Genetic engineering, which refers to the direct manipulation of DNA, became a reality in the 1970s. In this eBook, we take a look at how far the field has come, starting with a revolutionary gene-editing tool called CRISPR that’s taking the research world by storm...
