He showed that specialized cells retain the genes to form an organism.
One of his early teachers called his scientific ambitions “ridiculous.” Undeterred, Dr. Gurdon went on to transform the understanding of DNA.
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How DNA Could Recreate Animals That Vanished Centuries Ago
Extinction used to mean forever - but maybe not anymore. This video explores the science of de-extinction, from cloning to genetic engineering, and how scientists are working to bring vanished animals ...
Colossal Biosciences —the company that famously de-extincted the dire wolf —has found a way to make it easier. Cloning ...
The evolution of biomedical science can be appreciated through studies of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red cells. Before molecular cloning, the geneticist Arno Motulsky noted, “Many ...
Your silver strands might be doing more than showing your age, according to a new study out of the University of Tokyo.
Dallas-based biotech firm Colossal Biosciences has announced the successful de-extinction of the dire wolf, a prehistoric predator that vanished some 12,500 years ago. The company revealed that three ...
US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to ...
John Gurdon, considered the godfather of cloning and who shared the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine in 2012, has died ...
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