science
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Controversial Scientist Back at Work After Jail Time for Creating Genetically Modified Babies
He Jiankui is reportedly once again editing the genes of human embryos in the lab, but he claims his experiments will now follow the rules.
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Video Games May Have Just Led to a Gigantic Brain Cell Analysis Breakthrough
Researchers from the University of Queensland have used an idea inspired by video games to investigate the molecules in brain cells.
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Suck It, Death Cap: Scientists Find Potential Antidote to World’s Deadliest Mushroom
A team of scientists may have just found an antidote to one of the most infamous natural poisons in the world: the death cap mushroom. In a new study, they detail experiments showing that a common medical dye can counteract the fungi’s deadly effects in mice. Given its already approved uses, the team believes that…
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Earth Is Getting Easier for Aliens to Find
Humans send out a lot of signals. We’ve got cell phones, wi-fi, broadcast TV and radio, even communications bounced through space via satellite. But could anyone listen in on those? Tune an ear in from a neighbouring galaxy, and discover billions of humans waiting here to say hi?