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From Scales to Feathers? Tweaking Genes Could Possibly Be Done on Some Animals, Study Says

Medicine & Technology May 21, 2023

A study that focused on tweaking a specific gene during a chicken's embryonic stage demonstrated that this alteration led to permanent feathers growing on usually bald chicken feet. Read to learn more.

Penguin-Friendly Rover Finds Its Place Amongst the Crowd

Nov 03, 2014

It’s a story, much like the ones you’ve heard before. An orphaned bird must stand alone within its flock, to find its own place amongst its peers. But this isn’t the story of an ugly little duckling that turns into a swan, or one of a tap-dancing emperor penguin with a knack for hip hop. This is a tale of a remote-operated rover that brought researchers into the fold of a penguin colony, for a view unlike anything we’ve seen before.