breed
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Fruit flies are simple to breed and keep in the lab.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Howletts Wild Animal Park, near Canterbury, said the cubs, born in April, were the first of the extremely rare breed to be welcomed at the site.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Two of that breed, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria, can’t see into the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Russian state scientists appointed by Putin have focused on two key technologies: bioprinting, or 3D-printing living tissue, and xenotransplantation, or growing human organs inside mini-pigs, a porcine breed deemed genetically compatible to humans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“We...we could be friends, you know,” said Coraline.“We could be rare specimens of an exotic breed of African dancing elephants,” said the cat.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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