A boom in animal cloning may be in the works, expanding potential applications of the technology in science and industry. More than 40 births of cloned calves are expected in Japan over the next

By making dozens of copies of a mouse, scientists take cloning one step closer to the assembly line : a

Tracing the evolution of one major type of beetle, the weevils, shows how the number of weevil species exploded when some of them stopped eating primitive plants like cycads and conifers. Dr. Brian

Three of the world's first five cloned calves, produced from cells of an adult cow, have died at a Japanese research centre, with scientists yet to determine the causes, reports said on Saturday. A

Two female calves cloned from cells taken from an adult cow died shortly after they were born at a local livestock research centre in north-western Japan, a researcher said on

Studies have established that mental abilities are dependent on genes of a larger extent then previously thought

Communication between nerves and the immune system shows how the mind affects the body

Researchers have discovered a group of genes that lead to some of the most common birth defects in humans. The defects range from heart problems to cleft palates (the roof of the mouth that also

Gene therapy would help children get rid of Hurler's syndrome, an unusual disease that normally leads to death before age 10. Such patients lack an enzyme that clears out the molecular waste in

Researchers now say that cannibalism is not a myth but was practised since the early days of human evolution

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