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Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology, the BBC reports.   The technology works like scissors, but at the molecular level, to cut DNA so that “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated.   The hope is to ultimately be able …

China has claimed to have successfully cloned two goats, and they plan on using the cloned animals to harvest wool.    Scientists working under Xi Jingping’s plan to succeed the Western world in technological advancements believe they have successfully cloned two Tibetan goats.    It marks the very first time …

Scientists have diagnosed Down syndrome from DNA in the ancient bones of seven infants, one as old as 5,500 years. Their method, published in the journal Nature Communications, may help researchers learn more about how prehistoric societies treated people with Down syndrome and other rare conditions. Down syndrome, which occurs …

For the first time ever, scientists have successfully cloned a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), a primate species noted for its closeness to humans.   This comes more than a quarter of a century since Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal.   The experts in China used somatic cells …

Research team in the Arctic. Professor Tjernström is standing on the left. Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Monday, December 04, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec 04 (IPS) – This year’s UN Climate Change Conference is taking place in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December. The so-called COP …

About 148 to 150 million years ago, a strange pheasant-sized and bird-like dinosaur with elongated legs and arms built much like wings inhabited southeastern China, with a puzzling anatomy suggesting it either was a fast runner or lived a lifestyle like a modern wading bird. Scientists said on Wednesday they have unearthed …

Scientists have developed a medication that kills all cancerous tumours while leaving healthy cells alone. A groundbreaking cancer-killing chemical has been unveiled by scientists at the renowned cancer research and treatment institution, City of Hope, in the United States. This incredible discovery brings a ray of hope to millions worldwide. …

Two world-renowned virologists appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and delivered a pointed defense of their findings that the coronavirus pandemic was natural in origin, and told skeptical Republicans that Dr. Anthony S. Fauci did not exert influence over a scientific paper they wrote to that effect. The paper is …

A study has identified more than 5,000 new species living in deep-sea habitats in the Pacific Ocean in a region known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a seabed targeted for mining in the coming years. The zone extends roughly 6 million sq km (2.3 million sq miles) between Hawaii and …

Scientists believe that men who stare at breasts might increase their lifespan by doing so. Many women believe men looking at their breasts is intrusive, rude and uncomfortable, but for men, it helps them have a positive attitude, almost like looking at a cute pet. Women generally have a higher …