A new gene therapy technique being developed by researchers at MIT uses microRNAs — small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression — to control breast cancer metastasis. Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Bay Area food-technology startup said it had developed the world’s first chicken strip grown from self-reproducing cells, a technology that some believe could reshape the meat industry.
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A yellow-faced bee in Hawaii. The bees had also suffered loss of habitat due to wildfires, invasive plants and land development, especially in some coastal areas