July 5, 2005
- A new species of Dolphin has been identified in the coastal waters and rivers in Asia and northern Australia. It has been named the Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni). (news.com.au)
- Scientists have successfully repaired DNA using "zinc fingers" that attach and remove specific regions that are miscoded. Then the cell's natural repair mechanism fixes the segment. (wired.com)
Read more about this topic: July 2005 In Science
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