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Inshore squid hatchlings (Doryteuthis pealeii). On the left is a control pup; note the black and reddish brown chromatophores evenly placed on its mantle, head and tentacles. In contrast, the embryo on the right was injected with CRISPR-Cas9 targeting a pigmentation gene (tryptophan 2.3 dioxygenase) prior to first cell division; …

Stephan Halloy was conducting plant and wildlife surveys on the high plateaus around San Miguel de Tucumán in northwestern Argentina in the 1970s, when he first encountered lizard paddles. The mountains around the Argentine city quickly climb to elevations of 13,000 to 16,400 feet, filling a multitude of ecological niches …

NASA’s most sophisticated rover has yet to launch into Mars on a mission to answer one of the deeper questions: did life arise on another planet? Mission controllers have set their sights on the 28-mile-wide (45 km) Jezero crater north of the planet’s equator. The landing site is one of …

A Just six months after identifying the SARS-CoV-2 virus as the cause of Covid-19, scientists are on the precipice of having a vaccine to combat it. Moderna and the National Institutes of Health recently announced the start of a Phase 3 clinical trial, joining several others in a constructive rivalry …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine said Thursday morning that he is requesting that the Ohio Board of Pharmacy suspend implementation of a new rule that generally prohibits hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus. DeWine said in a statement that he agreed with Dr. Steven Hahn, Commissioner of …