#Chinese state fund invests in gene firm BGI

#Chinese state fund invests in gene firm BGI

“#Chinese state fund invests in gene firm BGI” SYDNEY – The Chinese government has made an investment in BGI Genomics Co, a listed Chinese company that has supplied millions of COVID-19 tests globally as the gene firm seeks to fund exponential growth driven by the pandemic. BGI Group, which runs a massive gene databank in…

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#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered

“#Teeth from Siberian mammoths yield oldest DNA ever recovered” WASHINGTON – Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA on record, extracting it from the molars of mammoths that roamed northeastern Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago in research that broadens the horizons for understanding extinct species. The researchers said on Wednesday they had recovered and…

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#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study

#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study

“#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study” The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom is now spreading rapidly throughout the US — doubling around every 10 days, according to a new study. Researchers predicted the strain known as B117 could become the most prevalent in the nation by next month, according to…

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#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found

#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found

“#World’s tiniest reptile ‘with huge genitals’ found” The world’s smallest reptile is so tiny it could fit on your fingertip but has genitals so big they’re about 20% of its overall size. The Brookesia nana species of chameleon has been described in a recent study by scientists who were shocked by just how minuscule it is. The…

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