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Scientists Revive Dire Wolves Using Ancient DNA and Modern Gene Editing
In a landmark scientific achievement, three dire wolf pups have been born using reconstructed DNA from fossils, marking the species’ return after being extinct for over 12,000 years. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences led the project, using gene editing to implant dire wolf traits into grey wolf embryos, which were then carried by domestic dog sur...
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Global Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes
A global team of scientists has shown in a new study that 20 of the Earth's 35 vital signs have "worsened beyond anything humans have seen, to the point that life on Earth is imperilled".
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Scientists Plan To Bring Back A Bird That's Been Extinct Since The 17th Century
Researchers may be able to recreate a bird's characteristics in the body of a living relative using cutting-edge gene-editing techniques.
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IIT Guwahati Professor Among Top 75 Indian Women In STEM
Prof Rakhi Chaturvedi is a professor at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Guwahati. She will be featured in 'She Is -75 Women in STEAM', the second edition of the book series ‘She Is’.
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This Is World's Best-Performing IPO In 2021, Raised $1.3 Billion
SK Bioscience's shares are up about 262% since they started trading in Seoul in the first quarter, the most among the 94 major offerings since January.
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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Will Bring Back Extinct Woolly Mammoth, Claims Bioscience Firm
It is the elephant in the genomics room: can extinct species be resurrected? One bioscience firm insists they can, announcing Monday its intent to use emerging technology to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic tundra.
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GlaxoSmithKline, SK Bioscience Start Final Trial Of COVID-19 Jab
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and South Korean peer SK bioscience have begun final stage trials of a Covid-19 jab after positive early results, they announced Tuesday.
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Jamia Hamdard Celebrates National Science Day
Jamia Hamdard celebrated the National Science Day today as part of which Dr. Shahid Jameel, Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, Sonipat delivered a lecture on ‘The Science of Vaccines’.
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Bill Gates Says South Korean Firm Could Make 200 Million Vaccines by June
SK Bioscience, the South Korean pharmaceutical company backed by Bill Gates, may be capable of producing 200 million coronavirus vaccine kits by next June, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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IIT Guwahati Working On Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Ltd to work on vaccine development against COVID-19, both organisations said on Wednesday.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Carry Cannabis to Space Next Year
Elon Musk smoking weed live on air is still fresh in mind and now, an agri-tech company named Front Range Biosciences is planning to send marijuana to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX cargo flight in March next year.
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Over 11,000 Scientists Around The World Declare "Climate Emergency"
In a move that backs a term used to date mainly by climate activists and left-leaning politicians, a new study by 11,258 scientists in 153 countries from a broad range of disciplines warns that the planet "clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency," and provides six broad policy goals that must be met to address it.
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Scientists Revive Dire Wolves Using Ancient DNA and Modern Gene Editing
In a landmark scientific achievement, three dire wolf pups have been born using reconstructed DNA from fossils, marking the species’ return after being extinct for over 12,000 years. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences led the project, using gene editing to implant dire wolf traits into grey wolf embryos, which were then carried by domestic dog sur...
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No Longer Extinct: Dire Wolves Howl Again After 12,000 Years
Billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the news, posting his own Wishlist. "Please make a miniature pet wooly mammoth," Musk posted on X, while resharing his own post.
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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Global Study Shows Over Half Of Earth's Vital Signs At Record Extremes
A global team of scientists has shown in a new study that 20 of the Earth's 35 vital signs have "worsened beyond anything humans have seen, to the point that life on Earth is imperilled".
-
Scientists Plan To Bring Back A Bird That's Been Extinct Since The 17th Century
Researchers may be able to recreate a bird's characteristics in the body of a living relative using cutting-edge gene-editing techniques.
-
IIT Guwahati Professor Among Top 75 Indian Women In STEM
Prof Rakhi Chaturvedi is a professor at the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering at IIT Guwahati. She will be featured in 'She Is -75 Women in STEAM', the second edition of the book series ‘She Is’.
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This Is World's Best-Performing IPO In 2021, Raised $1.3 Billion
SK Bioscience's shares are up about 262% since they started trading in Seoul in the first quarter, the most among the 94 major offerings since January.
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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Will Bring Back Extinct Woolly Mammoth, Claims Bioscience Firm
It is the elephant in the genomics room: can extinct species be resurrected? One bioscience firm insists they can, announcing Monday its intent to use emerging technology to restore the woolly mammoth to the Arctic tundra.
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GlaxoSmithKline, SK Bioscience Start Final Trial Of COVID-19 Jab
British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline and South Korean peer SK bioscience have begun final stage trials of a Covid-19 jab after positive early results, they announced Tuesday.
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Jamia Hamdard Celebrates National Science Day
Jamia Hamdard celebrated the National Science Day today as part of which Dr. Shahid Jameel, Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, Sonipat delivered a lecture on ‘The Science of Vaccines’.
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Bill Gates Says South Korean Firm Could Make 200 Million Vaccines by June
SK Bioscience, the South Korean pharmaceutical company backed by Bill Gates, may be capable of producing 200 million coronavirus vaccine kits by next June, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said in a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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IIT Guwahati Working On Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Ltd to work on vaccine development against COVID-19, both organisations said on Wednesday.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Carry Cannabis to Space Next Year
Elon Musk smoking weed live on air is still fresh in mind and now, an agri-tech company named Front Range Biosciences is planning to send marijuana to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a SpaceX cargo flight in March next year.
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Over 11,000 Scientists Around The World Declare "Climate Emergency"
In a move that backs a term used to date mainly by climate activists and left-leaning politicians, a new study by 11,258 scientists in 153 countries from a broad range of disciplines warns that the planet "clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency," and provides six broad policy goals that must be met to address it.
