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Scientists create first synthetic cell

By ⋅ May 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

CBC.CA May 20, 2010 Scientists have created the first cell controlled by a human-made genome — a step closer to artificial life that is drawing both praise and warnings of potential dire consequences. A team from the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md., announced on Thursday it had created a synthetic bacterial genome that [...]

Eagles’ homecoming may harm fragile ecosystem

By ⋅ May 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

CBC.CA May 3, 2010 Restoring a species to its native habitat is usually considered a good thing, but an unusual study reconstructing historic bald eagle diets is raising flags over their reintroduction off the California coast. Attempts to bring back the United States’ iconic bird to the Channel Islands could put at risk populations of [...]

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