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Successful farming of genetically modified goats for cancer treatment
Russian scientists have successfully adopted genetically modified goats to aid in cancer treatment.
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Animal world
Rabbit glows green
Scientists have created rabbits that can emit green light in the dark with cloning technology.
Animal world
Found glowing protein in eel
A fresh eel species, often found in Japanese sushi, is the first discovered vertebrate to possess a natural fluorescent protein.
Animal world
Genetically modified cows make milk safer
About 3% of babies are allergic to cow's milk in the first year of life. The allergenic culprit is beta-lactoglobulin, a protein that exists in cow's milk but is not par…
Animal world
Cats can also suffer from Alzheimer's
Japanese scientists studying a wildcat said that proteins found in their brain are similar to those in Alzheimer's patients.
Animal world
Animals are also picky about food
Predators are also relatively difficult to select food. They like foods that have more nutritional value than high calorie foods. A new study shows that insectivores, wh…
Animal world
Cow 'for human milk'
An Argentinian laboratory announced that they had just created the world's first genetically modified cow to carry human genes and when it grew up it would give milk lik…
Animal world
Gene-encoded mouse cells are controlled by light
Experts at the University of California in San Francisco have made gene-encoded cells in mice react to light, producing cells that obey the signal of a light or stop at…
Animal world
The origin of the short-legged breed
A single evolutionary event seems to be an explanation of short and curved legs, a research group of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National I…
Animal world
Collective stomach of ant colonies
How do ant colonies deal with the nutrients in their food?
Animal world
Why do animals self-emit?
Green fluorescent proteins help some animals glow, which can prevent oxidation, protect them when they are sick or stressed.
Animal world
The secret of the longest living species of the planet
Unlike many animals, hairless mice have almost no signs of aging. They live nine times longer than mice of similar size and rarely get cancer.
Animal world
The mole rat and the successful anti-aging process
The mole-like mouse looks like a pink sausage, winced with a sword.
Animal world
The protein of snake evolved to adapt
Before large data systems were formed, it was thought that morphological and physiological transformation and separation could easily be explained at the molecular level…
Animal world
Evolution in mice can explain infertility in humans
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that copper rats evolved in a specific way to ensure faster fertilization, which may explain some cases of infe…