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sea turtle hatchlings

Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles

19 February 2020

As the world gets warmer, animals whose sex is determined by temperature are finding cool ways to control their own fate. But can they adapt in time?
Human cloning

Should animals with human genes or organs be given human rights?

18 February 2020

Gene-edited pigs and brain implants are blurring the lines of what it means to be human, so our morals and laws may need to change to include beings that are “substantially human”

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