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Earth is about to receive the largest asteroid sample captured in space, one that scientists say could offer clues — even possible surprises — about how planets were formed billions …
WASHINGTON — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental …
The moment three crocodiles spare the life of a dog – and even appear to save its life – has been caught on camera. Researchers in India have published a …
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease …
By Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient …
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags ROME — An ancient Roman imperial palazzo atop the city’s Palatine Hill was reopened to tourists on Thursday, nearly 50 years after its …
University of Alberta alum, Michel Sadelain, is being recognized for his major discovery in the cancer-fighting immunotherapy field — one that is already helping cancer patients fight disease. The scientist …
Dr. Niels Olson uses the Augmented Reality Microscope. U.S. Department of Defense In his office at the VA hospital in Seattle, Dr. Nadeem Zafar needed to settle a debate. Zafar …
NEW YORK — Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on …