The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

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Biologists have created a marine animal database, from the smallest to the largest known species. Online tools like AVONET and AnimalTraits make it easy to compare the sizes of animals that reside ...

It's hard to tell how long the raccoon's been dead. Its body is basketball-round with the beginnings of bloat. Found near the edge of a busy, rural road, flies hover in the air along with a soup-thick ...