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For the first time, the innovative method of CRISPR gene modification has been applied to squid, marking a milestone in the scientific study of these creatures – and opening up many new areas of potential research. CRISPR enables highly secure, fast, and low-cost DNA processing. Simply put, the ingenious molecular …

Hungarian researchers trying to breed Russian sturgeons and American paddlefish in captivity to help their depleted numbers inadvertently created what the Internet calls a “big shot”, a hybrid version of the two freshwater inhabitants. The species, revealed in the July 6 issue of the journal Genes, was accidentally generated through …