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Helen Pilcher

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44 days ago

Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right | Helen Pilcher

Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on

Do you think we should genetically modify wildlife? What i…

58 days ago

Dogs name toys while elephants name each other. Animal language is more complex than we imagine | Helen Pilcher

If we really want to grasp what animals are ‘saying’, we need to understand their communication on their terms, not ours

Another day, another cute story about how dogs can grasp elements of human lang…

4 months ago

Animals keep evolving into anteaters. Could this be the future of humanity? | Helen Pilcher

Even if we don’t develop long sticky tongues and a taste for termites, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable creatures

Who doesn’t love an anteater? I mean, apart from ants, obviously. With t…

7 months ago

Have researchers really ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf? No, but behind the hype was a genuine breakthrough | Helen Pilcher

The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins

I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goa…

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