What’s stopping us from using CRISPR to gene edit humans to fight disease?
Over the past two decades, gene therapy has come of age, but there are different means of delivering genetic payload.
Are we Martians? DNA survives entry into Earth’s atmosphere – Are planets source of life?
Exposed to the high temperatures of rapid transit through the upper atmosphere, DNA survives and even retains functionality.
Shoot for the Moon: Its Surface Contains a Pot of Gold
The cost of helium-3 has skyrocketed. Less is available now for medical uses – unless, of course, we begin mining it on the moon.
Venus may have once been habitable: Can we make it that way again?
Data from NASA’s Magellan mission to Venus were found to support the idea of a once habitable Venus.
Synthetic biology crucial to human missions to Mars
In the case of Mars, a major resource that can be processed by synthetic biology is the atmosphere.
Biotechnology, synthetic biology keys to humans colonizing other planets
Living anywhere in our Solar System beyond Earth will require the same level of protection that an astronaut needs while walking in space.
How gene therapy could help astronauts survive deep space deadly radiation
NASA has turned to the fast-moving world of gene therapy to solve several potential medical issues facing astronauts on lengthy space missions.
Quest to colonize space demands boost from biotechnology, synthetic biology
Synthetic biology will become indispensable to establish a long-term human presence off-Earth, namely colonization.
Here’s what potential Mars colonists really need from Earth: A large gene pool
If we really want Martian colonies, we can’t send just a few Adams and Eves. We can’t set-up a Martian Jamestown of 100 people.
Have humans reached the end of evolution? Not under these 4 scenarios
Is natural selection still a major force in human evolution? We’ve been taught to think the answer must be yes. But is it really true?
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