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Hope to quickly prepare bird flu vaccine
Flu epidemic

Hope to quickly prepare bird flu vaccine

Scientists in the US and Japan have developed a genetic technique that helps pharmaceutical companies quickly produce a vaccine against the dangerous strain of avian inf…

December 14, 2018
6 post-sheep cloning Dolly
Science invention

6 post-sheep cloning Dolly

In July 1996, the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, produced Dolly sheep, the first mammal to be cloned.

December 14, 2018
Gamers decipher scientific mysteries
Science invention

Gamers decipher scientific mysteries

Gamers are helping researchers answer long-standing secrets in science, thereby opening new directions in the field of genetics.

December 14, 2018
Computer program shows anyone's ancestors
Computer science

Computer program shows anyone's ancestors

Imagine that you were adopted without knowing your genetic background. You do not know which heritage or illness you are likely to be genetically affected. Most of us kn…

December 14, 2018