May 5, 2013
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Divide and define: Clues to understanding how stem cells produce different kinds of cells

The human body contains trillions of cells, all derived from a single cell, or zygote, made by the fusion of an egg and a sperm. That single cell contains all the genetic information needed to develop into a human, and passes identical copies of that i… Continue reading

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March 15, 2013
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Scientists successfully create living embryo of an extinct species

UNSW researcher Mike Archer says that, at first, the egg seemed inactive. “But then, all of a sudden, one of the cells divided, and then it divided again, and again.” Continue reading

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February 13, 2013
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Air Quality Egg collects and maps real-time air pollution data

Through a community approach, the device can provide better local and global air quality data. Continue reading

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August 9, 2010
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Green Turtles Return to Malaysia But Face An Uncertain Future

Photo by syntheticaperture Green turtles have been battling habitat loss, the dangers of fishermen, and pollution in a loosing battle for decades, and in Malaysia they’ve faced a take-over of their beaches by tourists and egg-plunderers. Still, there’… Continue reading

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