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A new study published in the Journal of Helminthology by researchers from the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the ...

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Efforts to revive the thylacine and woolly mammoth are forcing conservationists to face a long-overdue debate over what kind ...

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...