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Nature staff discuss the revival of 'zombie cells' through genome transplant and the limits of cloning in mice.

Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news. 00:18 ‘Zombie cells’ revived with genome transplant Nature:  ‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome transplant 05:27 A limit to cloning, in mice Nature:  Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Host: Nature staff

Topics covered

• zombie cells
• genome transplant
• cloning
• science news
• biotechnology

Keywords

• zombie cells
• genome transplant
• cloning
• science news
• biotechnology

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Organizations: Nature, Springer Nature Limited

Places: mice

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