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New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA New discovery shows human cells can write RNA sequences into DNA

99-million-year-old snail fossilized in amber while giving birth Land snails are usually preserved as fossilized snail shells or imprints, while preservation of their soft bodies is a rarity. "Our new amber find is truly remarkable for this reason as well," explains Dr. Adrienne Jochum of the Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt and the Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern, and she continues, "In a piece of Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, we discovered the body and shell of an exceptionally well-preserved female land snail shortly after the birth of her offspring, which is also preserved in the amber."

Bionic reconstruction: New foot for 'Mia' the bearded vulture

Portable technology offers boost for nuclear security, arms control

South African worker honeybees reproduce by making near-perfect clones of themselves

Climate change and melting glaciers have widely varied impacts on Asian water supplies

ALMA discovers earliest gigantic black hole storm

Citizen scientists discover two gaseous planets around a bright, sun-like star

Researchers observe sound-light pulses in 2D materials for the first time

Particles at the ocean surface and seafloor aren't so different

Ocean microplastics: First global view shows seasonal changes and sources

'Vegan spider silk' provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products.