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Engineered Viruses Are Transforming Neuroscience and Treating Brain Disease

The brain is like an ecosystem—thousands of different types of cells connect to form one big, interdependent web. And just…

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These Fish and Flies Are Engineered to Break Down Mercury

These Fish and Flies Are Engineered to Break Down Mercury Bacterial genes protect animals—and their predators—from harmful contamination By Cody…

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Electrical synapses genetically engineered in mammals for first time

A light micrograph of a section of a whole mouse brain, with nerve cells colourfully labelled ARTHUR CHIEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY…

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Can genetically engineered ‘woolly’ mice help bring back the mammoth?

Mice that have been modified to give them a “mammoth-like” coat Colossal There are an estimated 1.5 million genetic differences…

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‘Hot Potato’ Plants Engineered to Flourish in Heat Waves

February 13, 2025 2 min read ‘Hot Potato’ Plants Engineered to Flourish in Heat Waves A genetic tweak keeps potatoes…

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Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes

Clothes are often made of nylon anna.spoka/Shutterstock A genetically modified bacterium can break down chemicals in nylon and turn them…

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