branches of biology
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Scientists Are Inching Closer to Creating Truly Hypoallergenic Cats
A team of researchers say they’ve found an effective way to block the most common source of cat allergies using the gene-editing technology CRISPR. Their findings also suggest that hypoallergenic cats can be just as healthy as the typical feline.
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Who Needs the Outdoors With a Tube Full of Vines Growing Around Your Computer Screen?
Struggling to feel connected to nature while stuck behind a computer screen all day long? The Monitree feels your pain and isolation. So, instead of encouraging you to just go outside on your lunch break, it brings the outside to you with a terrarium wrapped around your computer screen featuring real growing vines inside.
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Mild COVID-19 Linked to Increased Inflammation in Cells Months Later, Study Finds
In new research out Monday, scientists say they’ve found evidence that our immune system appears more prone to inflammation and other metabolic changes in the aftermath of even a mild case of COVID-19. More research will be needed to understand how these changes could be linked to post-covid symptoms, however.
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HTC Confident Its Car-Based VR Experience Won’t Make You Puke
HTC says it’s pretty sure a new car-based virtual reality experience it’s working on won’t leave you and your car smothered in vomit.