After decades of failed attempts, companies including Revivicor, eGenesis and Makana Therapeutics are engineering pigs to be more humanlike.
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Pair of giant pandas from China acclimating to new home at San Diego Zoo
The 2 giant pandas from China are not yet on public display.
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A European wild cat was nearly extinct. Now, it’s making a comeback.
Once ‘critically endangered,’ the Iberian lynx population has grown to more than 2,000, and could be unthreatened in 10 years.
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South Dakota governor, potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be-released book, ‘No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.’
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Loose military horses stampede through central London
Four soldiers from the Household Cavalry, which patrols the grounds outside Buckingham Palace, were thrown from their saddles.
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Anne Innis Dagg, pioneering giraffe researcher, dies at 91
The Canadian zoologist conducted trailblazing studies of wild giraffes and was featured in the 2018 documentary ‘The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.’
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Brothers tried to fight off mountain lion during fatal attack in Northern California, family says
The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.
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‘Signs of the Season’ citizen science trainings scheduled
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]
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Frans de Waal, who explored empathy among apes, dies at 75
Witnessing 2 chimpanzees fight and then reconcile began de Waal’s exploration into the inner lives and emotions of primates.