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Scientists vacuumed animal DNA from the air in a forest and had amazing results • Earth.com
On an early autumn morning, a group of researchers from the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen embarked on an intriguing expedition into a Danish forest. Armed with plastic boxes, these scientists sought to “vacuum” animal DNA from the air. The boxes, rigged with DNA air samplers, were strapped onto tree trunks, air filters […]
Mammoth meatball? Cultured meat made with extinct animal DNA
CIA-funded In-Q-Tel backs biotech to resurrect woolly mammoth In-Q-Tel, a CIA-funded venture capital firm, listed Colossal Biosciences in its portfolio. Colossal has sought to de-extinct the woolly mammoth. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY A cell-based meat company resurrected the extinct woolly mammoth – in the form of a lab-grown meatball. The woolly mammoth was chosen […]