Sperm Scientists Attempt Controversial Experiment To Edit DNA In Human Sperm Using CRISPRNPR - Rob SteinFirst it was human embryos. Now scientists are trying to develop another way to modify human DNA that can be passed on to future generations, NPR has learned. Reproductive biologists at Weill Cornell in
Universe What To Do If You Encounter A Visitor From Another Universehomify.com If parallel Universes or the multiverse are real, we might someday encounter a visitor who hails from another one. Here’s what to do.There are a lot …
NASA Head of NASA: Nuclear Propulsion Could Be “Game-Changer”futurism.com - Dan Robitzski America, China, and Russia are all working to develop rockets powered by thermal nuclear propulsion, a technology that NASA chief Jim Bridenstine …
Atoms What is 'blobology' and how is it transforming biology?BBC News - Pallab GhoshSpectacularly detailed videos from an advanced microscope are sparking a biology "revolution", scientists say. The technique was once termed "blobology" because its images were so indistinct. But now,
Galaxies If You Traveled Far Enough Through Space, Would You Return To Your Starting Point?homify.com Could the Universe loop around on itself? And, if so, might an intergalactic journey bring you back to your home planet?Back when people thought the …
Biomarkers Scientists find longevity biomarkersphys.org - Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology An international group of scientists studied the effects of 17 lifespan-extending interventions on gene activity in mice and discovered genetic …
Science Human-animal hybrids: Can we justify the experiments?sciencefocus.com - Sara Rigby Human-animal hybrids, also known as ‘chimeras’, are creatures with a mixture of human and animal cells. They are created by injecting human stem …
Calcium Physicists Have Built The World's Smallest Engine, And It's Seriously TinyScienceAlert - VICTOR TANGERMANN It's not like the one in your car, but a team of physicists at Trinity College Dublin have built what they claim is the world's smallest engine. The …
CRISPR Gene Editing Transforms Gel into Shape-Shifting Smart Materialscientificamerican.com - Ewen Callaway, Nature magazine Is there anything CRISPR can’t do? Scientists have wielded the gene-editing tool to make scores of genetically modified organisms, as well as to …
Photons Quantum radar has been demonstrated for the first timeMIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv A radar device that relies on entangled photons works at such low power that it can hide behind background noise, making it useful for biomedical and …
Ovarian Cancer Blood test can detect ovarian cancer two years earlierThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonA blood test which can detect ovarian cancer two years earlier than current methods could be used to screen women, scientists hope. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have found that measuring
Play buttonPancreatic Cancer 15-year-old Science Buff Invents Pancreatic Cancer Test With 100% Accuracy Rate for Early Detectiontheepochtimes.com - Michael Wing At the age of 15, Jack Andraka invented a medical breakthrough that could potentially save thousands of lives. It wasn’t a cure for cancer, but it …
Teleportation Quantum Physicists Have Successfully Teleported A Qutrit For The Very First TimeMashable - Aakarsh DubeQuantum teleportation has been a term related to qubits for the longest time and recently, researchers have successfully teleported ‘qutrits’. The research published on American Physical Society is a breakthrough
Quantum Mechanics The strange link between the human mind and quantum physicsBBC News - By Philip Ball"I cannot define the real problem, therefore I suspect there's no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem." The American physicist Richard Feynman said this about the notorious puzzles paradoxes
Teleportation Quantum teleportation breakthrough announced by scientistsindependent.co.uk - Andrew Griffin Scientists have made a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation, successfully transferring something far more complex than ever before. Quantum …
Metals Northwestern chemist develops novel method for generating electricity: BTN LiveBIGbtn.com - By Laura Depta Imagine if you could take rust, a commonly occurring (if not burdensome) material and use it to create sustainable energy. Scientists from …
Brain-computer interface Will we ever control the world with our minds?BBC Future - Mark PiesingFor decades, controlling computers by thought was the stuff of science fiction. But now we are tantalisingly close to a breakthrough. The question is, does it create more problems than it solves? Science-fiction
Dark Energy New Experiment Just Placed a Major Constraint on The Mysterious Force of Dark EnergyScienceAlert - Michelle Starr The Universe is expanding, and that expansion is speeding up over time. These two facts have been well established through observation, but we don't …
Science Is nuking Mars a good idea? (No)SYFY WIRE - Phil Plait Of all the other planets in the solar system, Mars is the one most like Earth in terms of the ability of humans to live there. Venus is closer in …
NASA Nuclear Propulsion Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Space Exploration, NASA Chief Saysspace.com - Mike Wall Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by next-gen nuclear tech, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. During the sixth meeting of the …
Stem Cells Stem cells could regenerate organs – but only if the body won't reject themtheconversation.com - Tobias Deuse Many of the most common diseases, like heart failure, liver failure, Type 1 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, occur when cells or whole organs fail …
Science Scientists uncover mystery of DNA methylationphys.org - Anne Wärme Lykke All species mark their DNA with methyl groups. This is done to regulate gene expression, distinguish indigenous DNA from foreign DNA, or to mark old …
The Future The weird, repeating signals from deep space just tripledCNET - by Eric Mack Fast radio bursts are getting more attention from scientists, who can now detect more of them.
Cancer Cells The power of electromagnetic energy on breast cancer cellsMedical News Today - By Lauren Sharkey Cancer's ability to spread throughout the body can turn a curable case into an aggressive and sometimes fatal one. A team of engineers and cancer …
Science 30 Craziest Predictions About the Future Experts Say Are Going to Happenboredpanda.com - Livvy Melba The future! It’s either going to be really, really amazing, or really, really awful. Will we be commuting to work on flying bicycles on …
Science Looks Like We Have a New State of MatterPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA team of physicists from New York University, University of Buffalo, and Wayne State University have discovered a new state of matter, which they say has the potential to increase storage capabilities
Mobile Technology It's time to forcibly reform big techWired UK - Carl Miller We’ve come to loathe the gigantic companies and wealthy people that build Big Tech just as deeply as we love the products and services that they’ve …
Plato and Proust can’t save Silicon Valley - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe technologists building our future don’t lack for confidence. Silicon Valley brims with pride about what it can make and how it will transform everything. The tech sector hoovers up STEM graduates technology,
The Future Scientists Discover Technique That May Allow Couples To Choose The Sex Of Their Babydmarge.com - James Booth In a world of lip (and butt) fillers, scrotox and Valencia filters, we can modify just about everything about our own bodies. Now, a new IVF …
