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It uses a common cold virus that normally infects chimpanzees but has been genetically engineered to make it safe for people.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Thus far, however, this effort has yielded only a few dozen genetically modified long-haired mice, which evokes the Aesopian adage about the mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

To test the new therapy, researchers used genetically engineered mice that develop high levels of amyloid-β and progressive cognitive decline similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

“Do we hunt for the same reason birds sing—a combination of utility and deeply evolved satisfaction? Is it simply wired into us genetically? We don’t know.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It would not be good news to learn that we are all roped together intellectually, droning away at some featureless, genetically driven collective work, building something so immense that we can never see the outlines.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas