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By Karen Weintraub, Endpoints News | 09.16.2026

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To better understand certain neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers at Stanford University have bred rodents that lack a cortex and hippocampus and then replaced those missing brain cells with human ones.

The altered mice, a scientific first, provided insights that would not...

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How Much Is That Gene-Edited Dog in the Window?

By Emily Anthes, The New York Times | 08.31.2026

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For thousands of years, we have been trying to craft our ideal canine companions. We have honed their abilities to perform an array of specific tasks, from fetching waterfowl to staring down wayward sheep. We have reshaped and refined their...

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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP News | 08.05.2026

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NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.

Now, he can feed Bailey spoons of peanut butter while...

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Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”

By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 07.23.2026

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When it comes to organ donation, time is everything. As soon as an organ has been carefully removed from a donor’s body, it starts to deteriorate. Surgeons have a matter of hours to get it into a recipient. Leave...

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