Elizabeth Murchison, a professor at the University of Cambridge, and Peter Emerson of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife collect catfish for testing in Newport, VT. Emerson was one of the researchers who published a new article in the journal. Nature describing the first known transmissible cancer in fish. Joshua Brown/University of Vermont hide
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An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplets, conceived naturally, after a pregnancy described as “extremely high risk” by the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. The four girls, who were born by Caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days on July 14, were monozygotic quadruplets, where a single fertilized egg divides into four
For those born with Laron, there is hope in the form of a medication called Increlex. The drug, which was first developed 15 years ago, can cause height increase if given during periods of growth spurts. But accessing the drug can be difficult and has several limitations: it can only be given to children between
WASHINGTON– Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term. The judges appear before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to bolster security amid increased threats to the judiciary. Judges across the country
On Friday, Apple released the explosive news that it was suing OpenAI for alleged theft of trade secrets, alleging that OpenAI stole confidential Apple data and engaged in efforts to learn proprietary information while recruiting former Apple employees. Accusing OpenAI of stealing secrets about unreleased Apple products, Apple revealed that a former employee allegedly diverted