This Week in Science: Mutant Wolves, Beef-Rice, and Monkeying Around
It’s time for “Nerd News,” covering the most important news for your brain.
Here’s a quick rundown of this week in science . . .
1. Would you eat this? Scientists created beef-rice . . . or, rice with lab-cultured meat grown inside it. (???) The idea is to add protein, and make rice more nutritious to feed more people. Fun detail: It’s pink. (Here’s a photo.)
2. In animal news: A study found great apes tease each other, just like us . . . mutant wolves in Chernobyl have become resistant to cancer . . . and scientists are pushing back on the idea that a shark got a stingray pregnant at an aquarium in North Carolina. They’re not closely related enough, so it’s probably a rare case of asexual reproduction, where the female clones itself.
3. In moon news: Another privately owned moon lander lifted off yesterday, and everything went as planned. If it touches down next Thursday, it’ll be the first time it’s been done by a non-government entity. The company is Intuitive Machines, based in Houston.
4. And in other space news: We found water on an asteroid for the first time . . . doctors remotely tested out a new surgery robot on the Space Station . . . and someone did a round-up for Valentine’s Day of heart-shaped stuff in outer space.