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New fears on sea-level rise
new cubs. Previous research has already shown that unstable ice can result in failures of on-ice denning attempts. Less ice than is suitable for denning apparently has led to an increased frequency of pregnant polar bears in this region choosing to den on land, " says Fischbach. Unlike other temperate and Arctic bear species that hibernate during winter months, polar bears remain active and sea...
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'horizon scanning' for biotechnology advances and provides information, " wrote Zoe Williams in The Guardian. Donna Dickenson, emeritus professor of medical ethics at the University of London, said that a fundamental part of the HFEA's work is consultative, taking the cultural temperature on issues like animal–human hybrid embryos. " We don't have a statutory national ethic commission. Almost e...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/345280a0