Science This article is more than 5 years oldThis article is more than 5 years oldGeneticists hope comparing prehistoric and modern biology will help them understand what makes humans unique
Scientists are preparing to create “miniature brains” that have been genetically engineered to contain Neanderthal DNA, in an unprecedented attempt to understand how humans differ from our closest relatives.
In the next few months the small blobs of tissue, known as brain organoids, will be grown from human stem cells that have been edited to contain “Neanderthalised” versions of several genes. Read More...
José Pizarro’s lamb albondigas with oloroso and piquillo peppers. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Esther Clark. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food assistant: Clare Cole.José Pizarro’s lamb albondigas with oloroso and piquillo peppers. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Esther Clark. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food assistant: Clare Cole.Spanish food and drinkLamb meatballs simmered in a thick and rich tomato sauce enlivened with a big splash of sherry Read More...
Massachusetts This article is more than 6 years oldJuggalo with axe demands radio station play My AxeThis article is more than 6 years oldInsane Clown Posse fan demands song at Kiss 108 radio station in BostonPolice say he tossed sharp-edged weapons out of car during tense standoffPolice say an axe-wielding man showed up outside a Massachusetts radio station demanding that the Insane Clown Posse song My Axe be played. He held off responding officers for three hours. Read More...
