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The curious minds at What If see what could happen if you mated with an alien, exploring hybrid biology, genetics, and ethics.

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Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, which has produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves and the woolly mouse, seeks to bring back extinct species.

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Scientists have made the first step towards creating new species in the lab. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to create a new virus to attack a colony of the deadly E.coli bacteria. The ...

Everyone agrees that adoption is a big, immovable fact in someone’s life, but it’s considered awkward if they mention it, ...