The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailedDeath and taxes ar...
The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailedDeath and taxes are supposed to be the things we can depend on in this life. But in 2025, the American entrepreneur Ben Lamm sold much of the world on the idea that death did not, after all, need to be for ever.This was the year the billionaire’s genetics startup, Colossal Biosciences, claimed it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that disappeared at the end of the last ice age, by tweaking the DNA of grey wolves. According to the company, it had also edged closer to bringing the woolly mammoth back from the dead, with the creation of genetically engineered “woolly mice”. Continue reading...
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A man's rare condition caused "excessive wrinkling" in his hands which spread to his wrists and elbows.
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A man's rare condition caused "excessive wrinkling" in his hands which spread to his wrists and elbows.
Constellations, planets, a waxing moon and more grace the night sky this New Year's Eve.
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Constellations, planets, a waxing moon and more grace the night sky this New Year's Eve.
Et si la réussite d’une fécondation in vitro dépendait aussi… du calendrier intime des futurs pères ? Une étude menée sur près de 500 couples suggère qu’un intervalle plus court entre la dernière é...
Et si la réussite d’une fécondation in vitro dépendait aussi… du calendrier intime des futurs pères ? Une étude menée sur près de 500 couples suggère qu’un intervalle plus court entre la dernière éjaculation et le recueil du sperme pourrait augmenter significativement les chances de grossesse. À...
