Mouse to father rat?
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University of Pennsylvania researchers have reported that they have been able to transplant sperm-producing cells from rats into mice. The breakthrough could allow fathering long after a donor's death and could have important applications in medicine and saving endangered species.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1996
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Crime and punishment
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New studies at the University of Maryland suggest that genes shape a person's social behavior. The data also support that certain alleles influence these genes and drive people to develop violent behavior.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Mutations galore: humans have high mutation rates. But why worry?
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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Sussex have discovered that humans have a minimum of 1.6 harmful mutations occurring per person per generation.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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