Baboons live for months after getting genetically modified pig hearts
5 December 2018
Genetically modified pig hearts have kept baboons alive for more than 90 days, a threshold that may now allow trials of this type of transplantation in people
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3000-year-old woman's mummy found in tomb from the time of Tutankhamun
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Two Egyptian tombs near the burial site of ancient pharaohs have yielded well-preserved mummies sarcophagi, including one of a 3000-year-old woman
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The scale of food waste is shocking, with almost 30 per cent of US food ending up in the bin. Firms like Blue Apron and HelloFresh could offer a surprising solution
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When people in Finland were asked about the morality of visiting a robot brothel most thought it was OK for singles to do it, but not people who were married
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Orbital Reflector, a giant balloon that will inflate in Earth’s orbit and reflect the sun’s light, is the latest attempt at large-scale art in space. But space art should do more than mimic the stars
