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Freeze-Dried Mice Successfully Cloned by Researchers, Could Help Conserve Disappearing Species

Researchers have successfully cloned mice using a technique that could be used to help conserve species that are threatened with extinction because of human-induced impacts like climate change. Scientists at Japan’s University of Yamanashi attempted to freeze-dry somatic cells (any cell that isn’t a sperm or egg cell) and successfully created 75 cloned mice. The…

Freeze-Dried Mice Successfully Cloned by Researchers, Could Help Conserve Disappearing Species

Researchers have successfully cloned mice using a technique that could be used to help conserve species that are threatened with extinction because of human-induced impacts like climate change. Scientists at Japan’s University of Yamanashi attempted to freeze-dry somatic cells (any cell that isn’t a sperm or egg cell) and successfully created 75 cloned mice. The…

EU Parliament Proposes to Bring NFT Trading Platforms Under Anti-Money Laundering Law

A group of four lawmakers have proposed to being NFT trading platforms under the legal scanner to curb their exploitation by notorious entities. Since NFTs are valuable digital assets and are usually purchased in exchange of cryptocurrencies, they can be exploited as an instrument to facilitate instant cross-border financial transactions. Hence, the EU lawmakers are…

Browser Cookies Make People More Cautious Online, Study Finds

Website cookies, used to optimise services by storing and transmitting data about users with specific websites, are also used to track users online. A new study has revealed that cookie notifications, mandated by European regulations that require sites to allow users to opt out of third-party tracking using cookies, can lead to negative emotions and…