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Lost to history: The “churk”
More than a half-century ago, researchers at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center outside Washington, D.C., engaged in some creative barnyard breeding. Their goal was the development of fatherless turkeys — virgin hens that would reproduce via parthenogenesis. Along the way, and ostensibly quite by accident, an interim stage of this work resulted in a rooster-fathered hybrid that the scientists termed a churk.
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Alexandra Witze, Earth in action
Loss of eyes in the sky hurts science on the ground.
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Blood Work
A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly Tucker.
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Youthful ingenuity honored at Intel ISEF
Young scientists receive awards for insights applicable to cancer treatment, homeland security, water supplies and more.
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Humans
Western views of fat adopted around the world, a link between a messy environment and stereotypes, and more in this week's news
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An update on scientific integrity
New administration rules are a step in the right direction, but much work remains, says a watchdog group.
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Humans
The sophisticated lives of early North Americans, plus third arms and drunken memories in this week's news.
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Methane from BP spill goes missing
Latest sampling suggests either that microbes have already devoured the most abundant hydrocarbon produced by the leak — or that researchers have simply lost track of it.
