A cultured meat company has produced a mammoth meatball using mammoth DNA, thus reviving the flesh of the long-extinct animals. Numerous companies are currently developing alternatives to conventional meat, including chicken, pork, and beef. But there is a firm called Vow Food that aims to utilize a combination of cells from atypical species to produce innovative types of … [Read more...] about Mammoth Meatball Created Using Mammoth DNA Mixed With Elephant DNA
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Jurassic Park 1.0: Chicken With Dinosaur Features Has Been Created by Scientists
In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists embarked on a remarkable journey, altering the course of avian evolution by transforming chicken embryos. These experiments aimed to unlock the mysteries of how the intricate beak, a defining feature of avian success, evolved from the snouts of their dinosaur ancestors. The study's lead authors, Bhart-Anjan Bhullar from Yale … [Read more...] about Jurassic Park 1.0: Chicken With Dinosaur Features Has Been Created by Scientists
Monkeys Could Have Created Stone Age Tools in Brazil
Archaeologists are still getting headaches from monkeys cracking nuts 50,000 years ago. According to a new analysis of Stone Age tools in Brazil, the debate over when humans first arrived in the Americas may have been hijacked by some rather handy capuchin monkeys. The study authors concluded that the Pleistocene era artifacts were most likely fashioned by the fuzzy little … [Read more...] about Monkeys Could Have Created Stone Age Tools in Brazil
Captive Gorillas Have Created A Special Call To Communicate With Human Zookeepers
Vocal learning is extremely rare in animals, but gorillas appear to have cracked it. “Snough!” That's apparently gorilla slang meaning "I say, old buddy, toss us a couple grapes, would you?" What's most surprising about this unusual vocalization is that it appears to have been developed by caged gorillas specifically for the purpose of communicating with human zookeepers, … [Read more...] about Captive Gorillas Have Created A Special Call To Communicate With Human Zookeepers
A Researcher Accidentally Developed A Battery That Could Last A Lifetime
The perennial issue of short battery life in smartphones and laptops may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a serendipitous breakthrough by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. In a groundbreaking development, a nanowire-based battery has been created that can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times, potentially revolutionizing the way we power our … [Read more...] about A Researcher Accidentally Developed A Battery That Could Last A Lifetime