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Biotechnology company utilizing artificial eggs to resurrect extinct species | NewsNation

Colossal Biosciences says they’ve successfully hatched nearly 30 bird chicks using artificial eggs. The company plans to use the technology to resurrect the moa, a bird from New Zealand that went extinct 600 years ago. Dr. Andrew Pask, the company’s chief biology officer, joins NewsNation to discuss.
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Apple Watch for Diabetes: The Latest on Apple’s Plans for Non-Invasive Blood Sugar Monitoring

For many years now, it has been rumored that the Apple Watch will eventually gain non-invasive blood sugar monitoring capabilities, which would enable millions of people with diabetes to track their blood glucose levels without needing to prick their skin with a needle or wear a dedicated continuous glucose monitor.

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple recently shifted oversight of the project from its platform architecture chief Tim Millet to Zongjian Chen, a senior engineer overseeing advanced technologies within the company.

Scientists create supercharged vitamin K that helps the brain heal itself

Scientists in Japan have created powerful new vitamin K-based compounds that may help the brain regenerate lost neurons — a breakthrough that could one day change how diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are treated. By combining vitamin K with components related to vitamin A, the researchers developed compounds that were about three times more effective at turning neural stem cells into neurons than natural vitamin K alone.

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