CRISPR slices virus genes out of pigs, but will it make organ transplants to humans safer?
Erasing potentially dangerous viruses brings field a step closer to making up organ shortage with pig parts
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Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it
Archaeologists are hunting on islands and under the waves for traces of the ancient mariners who likely settled the Americas -
Cash bonuses for peer-reviewed papers go global
China's rewards are richest, but many nations now offer incentives for publishing in top journals -
Podcast: Coddled puppies, trees that make their own rain, and ancient mariners
On this week’s show: Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it, plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Dark skin lets sea snakes slough off pollution
Tactic helps jet-black snakes thrive near cities -
Vitamin B3 could help prevent birth defects
In mice, the vitamin can counteract mutations linked to heart, bone, and kidney problems -
Meet the mammals that soared through Jurassic skies
These gliders, some of them mouse-sized, were largely herbivorous -
Modern humans were in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier than thought, ancient teeth reveal
Early colonizers may have been the first to live in rainforests -
Ancient infant ape skull sheds light on the ancestor of all humans and living apes
Exquisitely preserved fossil suggests that our ape forebears did come from Africa -
Watch this window turn itself black in less than a minute
Smart windows can help save about 20% in heating and cooling costs, scientists say -
Star hurtling toward massive black hole may seal deal for Einstein’s general theory of relativity
Early signs hint that the 102-year-old theory will once again hold up -
A new tool can track your sleep without ever touching you
Wireless technology and machine learning help diagnose sleep disorders -
How Google is making music with artificial intelligence
Creative algorithms are a new tool for human expression -
‘Vanished’ people may live on in the U.S. Southwest
DNA from ancient turkeys may reveal where Ancestral Puebloans went after abandoning their settlements -
U.S. court rejects Obama-era plan to eliminate some potent planet warming chemicals
U.S. court rejects Obama-era rules aimed at eliminating potent heat-trapping HFCs -
Revolutionary malaria tests have unexpected downsides
Despite rapid tests, health workers undertreat malaria—and overuse antibiotics -
Coddled puppies make poor guide dogs, as this adorable video shows
Dogs that don’t face small challenges as puppies tend to fail guide dog training tests -
CRISPR patent battle in Europe takes a ‘wild’ twist with surprising player
MilliporeSigma wins a key step in its claims to “knock-in” DNA with the powerful tool -
Indian scientists taking to streets en masse
Marches planned in more than 30 cities next week -
Top stories: Filthy kitchen sponges, Cold War espionage, and Greeks’ near-mythical origins
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Trees in the Amazon make their own rain
Scientists uncover why it starts raining in the region several months before it should -
Discredited gene-editing researcher vows to clear his name
Hopes independent group will verify CRISPR rival -
Milk jug–sized detector captures neutrinos in a whole new way
Smaller, portable neutrino detectors could monitor radioactivity at nuclear facilities -
Podcast: The biology of color, a database of espionage, and prions and diabetes
On this week’s show: How do animals see and make color, chemistry haiku, plus a roundup from the daily news site -
Cold snap makes lizards evolve in just a few months
The work is one of the most detailed examples of rapid evolution to date
