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Swedish scientists manage to analyze thylacine RNA: a historic breakthrough revealing cellular activity of an extinct animal

For the first time, a study developed in Sweden managed to analyze genetic material associated with cellular activity of an extinct animal. The discovery...

Plants that glow in China: science, art, and questions about the future of plant bioluminescence

In a laboratory in southern China, a leaf of the plant **Echeveria ‘Mebina’** begins to emit an intense green glow, as if an ignited...

Researchers successfully reprogram bacteria to degrade plastics without introducing foreign genes

A multidisciplinary team from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) has developed a pioneering technique that allows...

The secret of the longest-living animal to live over 500 years

The Greenland shark, recognized as one of the longest-living animals on the planet with an estimated lifespan of over 500 years, has drawn scientific...

The first genetically modified horses were born in Argentina.

Argentinian scientists announced an innovation in veterinary science. They announced the birth of five genetically modified horses: something unprecedented in the country. The team belongs...