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Siberian mammoth
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Resurrecting woolly mammoth cells is hard to do
Japanese scientists say some proteins in frozen mammoth cells may still work after 28,000 years. But that activity may be more mouse than mammoth.
By Tina Hesman Saey | 7:00am, March 18, 2019
embryo fertilization
News | Genetics
Geneticists push for a 5-year global ban on gene-edited babies
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, March 13, 2019
DNA editing
News | Genetics
A CRISPR spin-off causes unintended typos in DNA
By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:30pm, March 05, 2019
dog sniffing grass
News | Genetics
Genes might explain why dogs can’t sniff out some people under stress
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:45pm, February 27, 2019
people shaking hands
News | Genetics
A long handshake can spread your DNA to objects you didn’t touch
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:53pm, February 26, 2019
ancient grave
News | Genetics
DNA reveals early mating between Asian herders and European farmers
By Bruce Bower | 6:00am, February 08, 2019
illustration of dna in a test tube
News | Genetics
What FamilyTreeDNA sharing genetic data with police means for you
By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:00am, February 06, 2019
red wolves
The Science Life | Genetics
DNA from extinct red wolves lives on in some mysterious Texas coyotes
By Tina Hesman Saey | 10:00am, February 04, 2019
fruit fly brain
News | Genetics
This bacteria-fighting protein also induces sleep
By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:03pm, January 31, 2019
mouse
News | Genetics
A CRISPR gene drive for mice is one step closer to reality
By Tina Hesman Saey | 1:17pm, January 23, 2019
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