Jun 10 2011

Cloned Cows to Produce Human-Like Milk

Tag: Cloning,Cows,Genes,Genetic ScienceDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:42 pm
Adding two genes raises the nutritional value of the cow's milk.

Jun 02 2011

Petri Dish Brain Has ‘Short-term Memory’

Tag: Animals,Biotechnology,Cloning,Electricity,Microbiology,ProteomicsNic Halverson @ 12:20 pm
Microbrain composed of embryonic rat neurons has 12 seconds of memory.

Jan 17 2011

Could Cloning Tech Resurrect the Mammoth?

Tag: Cloning,Dinosaurs,Elephant,Ice Age,MammothDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:59 pm
The long-extinct pachyderm could be back to life in five years time.

Oct 01 2010

Camel Breeding Goes High-Tech

The UAE now has the most advanced camel research centers in the world.

Aug 18 2010

Cloning Has Terrible Trade-Offs

Self-cloning aspens may seem to have the secret to immortal life, but research shows cloning has its limits.

Aug 05 2010

Cloned Cow Meat Enters Food Chain

Tag: Animals,Cloning,Cows,Food Chain,InvestigationDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:08 pm
An investigation in Britain about milk from a cloned cow entering the market revealed that beef from bull had also followed suit.

Jun 09 2010

Genetically Modified Eucalyptus Trees Ignite Controversy

Tag: Biotech,Cloning,Conservation,ForestsZahra Hirji @ 11:34 pm
A paper company genetically modified the Eucalyptus tree, an aggressive invasive plant, to withstand colder temperatures.

Jun 01 2010

Funky Foods

Tag: Cloning,Conservation,Genetic ScienceZahra Hirji @ 8:13 pm
Israeli farmers are redefining our perception of food with mini watermelons and worm-shaped berries.

Mar 10 2010

Fossilized Eggshells Yield DNA

Tag: Birds,Cloning,Dinosaurs,DNA,Eggs,Extinct Birds,Fossils,Life Science,PrehistoricDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:01 am
These ancient DNA samples could open the door to cloning long-extinct species.