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- Gene-edited livestock 'surrogate sires' successfully made fertile
- Animals' magnetic 'sixth' sense may come from bacteria
- Possible marker of life spotted on venus
- Physicists discover new magnetoelectric effect
| Gene-edited livestock 'surrogate sires' successfully made fertile Posted: 14 Sep 2020 01:07 PM PDT For the first time, scientists have created pigs, goats and cattle that can serve as viable 'surrogate sires,' male animals that produce sperm carrying only the genetic traits of donor animals. The advance could speed the spread of desirable characteristics in livestock and improve food production for a growing global population. |
| Animals' magnetic 'sixth' sense may come from bacteria Posted: 14 Sep 2020 08:22 AM PDT A researcher may help answer why some animals have a magnetic 'sixth' sense, such as sea turtles' ability to return to the beach where they were born. The researchers proposes that the magnetic sense comes from a symbiotic relationship with magnetotactic bacteria. |
| Possible marker of life spotted on venus Posted: 14 Sep 2020 08:22 AM PDT Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule -- phosphine -- in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes -- floating free of the scorching surface but needing to tolerate very high acidity. The detection of phosphine could point to such extra-terrestrial 'aerial' life. |
| Physicists discover new magnetoelectric effect Posted: 14 Sep 2020 08:21 AM PDT A special material was found, which shows a surprising new effect: Its electrical properties can be controlled with a magnetic field. This effect works completely differently than usual. It can be controlled in a highly sensitive way. |
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