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Researchers, In A First, Achieved Asexual Reproduction, Parthenogenesis, In A Mammal Using CRISPR. And The Surviving Mice Birthed Asexually Was Raised To Adulthood And Reproduced Sexually. This Feat Could Have Implications In Agriculture & Medicine. However, More Research Is Needed To Improve The Process & Success Rate Of Viable Offspring.

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The World’s Most Complete And Best Preserved Triceratops Skeleton Was Exhibited For The First Time At Melbourne Museum In Australia. The Dinosaur Fossil Had 266 Bones, Comprising 85% Of The Total Skeleton. The Triceratops, Named Horridus, Stands About 2 m (6.6 ft) Tall, 6 To 7 m (19.7 to 23 ft) Long, And Weighs Over A Ton.

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A 2 Night Study, Involving 20 Persons, Indicates That Sleeping With Light On, At Night, Increases The Risk For Heart Disease And Diabetes. The Study May Have Attributed The Cause To The Body Being Kept More Alert Via The Light Activation Of The Autonomic Nervous System. However, Further Larger Studies Are Advised To Confirm This Result.

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Researchers Reversed The Ageing Process In Middle-Aged And Elderly Mice By Using A Gene Therapy. The Researchers Were Able To Reset Mice Cells To More Youthful States, Within A 7 To 10 Months Period, By Injecting Them With Molecules Called The Yamanaka Transcription Factors. A Safer Therapy Could Be Used Against Human Age-Related Diseases.

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Researchers Have Found, In Montana, The Fossil Of The Oldest Known Ancestor Of Octopuses. The Fossil, ~330 Myrs Old, Indicates That Octopuses Existed Earlier Than Thought, Even Before Dinosaurs. The 4.7 Inch Fossil, With 10 Limbs (Modern Octopuses Have 8), Belongs To A Vampyropod, A Likely Ancestor Of Modern Octopuses And Vampire Squids.

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Scientists May Have Discovered, In China, The Oldest, ~168 Myrs Old, Stegosaur Fossil, Called Bashanosaurus Primitivus, That Could Shed Light On Stegosaur Evolution. The Stegosaur, The Oldest Found In Asia, Is A Herbivorous Dinosaur With Attributes Not Seen In Later Stegosaur. Stegosaur Species Have Not Been Found In Antarctica & Australia.

Researchers Have Discovered, In NE China, The Largest Impact Crater That Formed On Earth In The Last 100000 Years. The Crescent-Shaped Crater, Called “Yilan Crater,” Is The Second Impact Crater Discovered In China. The Crater, ~46,000 To 53,000 Years Old, Is ~1.15 Miles Across. The Meteor Crater In Arizona Previously Held The Record.

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Researchers Have Discovered The World’s Largest, ~2cm Long, Bacterium In The Caribbean Mangroves. The Bacterium, Said To Have Pushed The Limit Of How Big And Sophisticated Microbes Can Become, Is Also Said Could Be The Missing Link In The Evolution Of Complex Cells. Researchers Are Proposing To Call The Bacterium Thiomargarita Magnifica.

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Researchers Have Discovered The Remains Of The World’s Largest Animal, A Jurassic Pterosaur, That Ever Flew When It Existed 170 Myrs Ago In Scotland. The Fossil Find Will Throw More Light On Pterosaur Evolution, As It Indicates That The Dinosaur, With A Wingspan Of 2.5 Meters Or Larger, Existed 25m Years Earlier Than Previously Thought.

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The US FDA Has Approved The First Smartphone App For Delivering Insulin. The App, T:Connect App From Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc, Will Be Paired With The T:Slim X2 Insulin Pump. The App, Which Can Be Used On Both Android And iOS Phones, Will Display, E.G., The Last 24 Hours Of Glucose Trends, Pump Status Changes And Insulin Therapy Data.

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