Grieving Cat Owner Drops $35,000 To Create China’s First Cloned Kitten
“In my heart, Garlic is irreplaceable… [But] Garlic didn’t leave anything for future generations, so I could only choose to clone.” Yan Cong/The New York...
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Researchers Find 13,200 Cases Of U.K. Inbreeding — And Think The True Number Is Even Higher
And that number doesn’t even count inbreeding between first cousins. It was only parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. FlickrAfter looking at nearly half a...
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By 2025, You May Be Able To Stay In A Luxury Space Hotel Named After A Nazi
“Eventually, going to space will just be another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney...
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Half A Billion Bees Dead After Exposure To “Highly Toxic” Pesticides In Brazil
In the last three months, bees in Brazil have been dying en masse after being exposed to toxic pesticides that are banned elsewhere. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty...
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Fraud And Poor Record-Keeping Are What Account For Many of Earth’s ‘Oldest People,’ Study Says
These researchers noticed that the areas of the world with the highest concentrations of reported 110-year-olds actually had poor average lifespans and healthcare. It just...
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Researchers May Have Recreated Cleopatra’s Perfume Thanks To 2,000-Year-Old Residue
Cleopatra’s perfume was so legendary that Marc Antony could supposedly smell the queen from miles away before her ships even arrived on the shores of...
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Scientist Bakes ‘Incredible’ Loaf Of Bread Using 4,500-Year-Old Yeast From Egyptian Pottery
“The aroma and flavor are incredible. I’m emotional,” tweeted the scientist-baker about his freshly baked ancient bread. Seamus Blackley/TwitterA researcher-slash-baker successfully baked a sourdough loaf...
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Japanese Government To Create Human-Rodent Hybrids For Organ Harvesting
Scientists involved in the study will inject human cells into rat and mice embryos. Researchers plan to follow the development of the resulting creatures’ organs...