On March 29, 2023, the crowds of the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam vibrated with excitement as the first-ever meatball comprised of woolly mammoth meat — grown in a lab using mammoth DNA from the long-extinct species — sat on display.The mammoth meat was created from myoglobin proteins made by Vow, an Australian biotechnology company.…
Auckland Island pigs scour the coastline for food. Due to their smaller stature compared to other breeds, the pigs are better candidates for xenotransplantation. Visual: New Zealand Department of ConservationThe animals evolved into ultra-resilient, disease-free predators while isolated on Auckland Island. The post New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs…
ByJessica Taylor PricePublished April 20, 2023• 8 min readThe African elephant holds the record for sleeping the least of any mammal—about two hours a day—but now, the elephant seal is giving its namesake a run for its money.Recent experiments measuring brain waves of northern elephant seals in Monterey Bay, California, revealed the animals averaged only…
According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), any component of a drug product that is intended to have pharmacological activity or have another direct influence on the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or to affect the structure or function of the human or animal body is considered an active…
Former NHL defenseman and Bruins legend Zdeno Chara comPuppyed in the Boston Marathon Monday, finishing the 127th installment of the race in under four hours. The 46-year-old player announced on Instagram last month that he would be running the race in support of the Thomas E. Smith Foundation and The Hoyt Foundation. Zdeno Chara, who played…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has put forward five actions to mitigate the risks to public health in traditional food markets. The steps are to keep clean; avoid contamination; keep food products safe; reduce contact with animals; and stay safe and protect yourself. They are based on the five keys for safer food which are…
Indigenous farmers in the southern Philippines have found the perfect balance between improving livelihoods and conserving the environment.The B’laan villagers collect and sell premium coffee beans pooped out by wild palm civets in the forests of Mount Matutum.Ensuring the civets can continue to roam the forests unharmed also ensures that they spread the seeds of…
Since its discovery nearly 70 years ago, paleontologists have debated the lineage of the mysterious “Tully monster.” The six-inch-long, stalk-eyed creature lived over 300 million years ago in the seas of modern-day Illinois. Its unique anatomy has long challenged researchers, making it difficult to identify as either a vertebrate or invertebrate–one of the first steps…
Luxembourg, Apr 18, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Moolec Science SA (NASDAQ:MLEC) ("Company"; "Moolec"), a science-based food ingredient company focused on producing animal proteins in plants through Molecular Farming, announced today it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") with Nomura Securities International, Inc. ("Nomura").The Agreement provides for a committed equity financing facility under…
"The jail cell Mr. Thompson was housed in, was not fit for a diseased animal." YouTube/Atlanta News First screenshot; Paras Griffin/Getty Images LaShawn Thompson, 35, was pronounced dead in 2022 after succumbing to filthy, bug-infested conditions while incarcerated in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail. A year later, his family is fighting for answers and demanding a…
