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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

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Cells

50 Years Ago | Cells

50 years ago, doctors lamented a dearth of organ donors

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, March 12, 2019

Reviews & Previews | Cells

‘Skeleton Keys’ unlocks the history and mysteries of bones

By Sid Perkins | 6:00am, March 08, 2019

News | Cells

How helpful gut microbes send signals that they are friends, not foes

By Jeremy Rehm | 2:26pm, March 07, 2019
Development

News | Development

Slow sperm may fail at crashing ‘gates’ on their way to an egg

By Aimee Cunningham | 2:49pm, February 13, 2019

News in Brief | Development

A protein in mosquito eggshells could be the insects’ Achilles’ heel

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, January 08, 2019

News | Development

Gene editing creates mice with two biological dads for the first time

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:02pm, October 11, 2018
Epigenetics

News | Epigenetics

Teens born from assisted pregnancies may have higher blood pressure

By Aimee Cunningham | 6:00am, September 05, 2018

News | Epigenetics

Genes could record forensic clues to time of death

By Erika Engelhaupt | 5:12pm, February 13, 2018

News | Epigenetics

How bearded dragons switch their sex

By Laurel Hamers | 2:07pm, June 14, 2017
Genetics

News | Genetics

Geneticists push for a 5-year global ban on gene-edited babies

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, March 13, 2019

News | Genetics

A CRISPR spin-off causes unintended typos in DNA

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:30pm, March 05, 2019

News | Genetics

Genes might explain why dogs can’t sniff out some people under stress

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:45pm, February 27, 2019
Immune Science

News | Immune Science

Eating a lot of fiber could improve some cancer treatments

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:32pm, March 01, 2019

Feature | Immune Science

With its burning grip, shingles can do lasting damage

By Aimee Cunningham | 9:00am, February 26, 2019

News in Brief | Immune Science

In some cases, getting dengue may protect against Zika

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:00pm, February 07, 2019
Microbiology

Feature | Microbiology

A gut-brain link for Parkinson’s gets a closer look

By Laura Beil | 9:00am, December 07, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Microbiology

Two new books explore the science and history of the 1918 flu pandemic

By Cassandra Willyard | 7:00am, December 07, 2018

News | Microbiology

A 5,000-year-old mass grave harbors the oldest plague bacteria ever found

By Bruce Bower | 11:00am, December 06, 2018
Molecular Evolution

News | Molecular Evolution

Plants engineered to always be on alert don’t grow well

By Jennifer Leman | 4:09pm, October 22, 2018

News | Molecular Evolution

Gene editing can speed up plant domestication

By Tina Hesman Saey | 11:00am, October 01, 2018

News | Molecular Evolution

A ghost gene leaves ocean mammals vulnerable to some pesticides

By Cassie Martin | 2:00pm, August 09, 2018
Physiology

News | Physiology

Bears that eat ‘junk food’ may hibernate less and age faster

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, March 04, 2019

News | Physiology

This bacteria-fighting protein also induces sleep

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:03pm, January 31, 2019

News | Physiology

Counting the breaths of wild porpoises reveals their revved-up metabolism

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, December 14, 2018

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