Systems Biology and the Coming of “Big” Science
This truly remarkable time in the biological sciences has the opportunity to effectively attack some of the most fundamental problems of society.
Making the First Martians: Getting to the Red Planet
SpaceX has been working on a launch system that consists of a reusable spacecraft and a super-heavy booster - aka. the Starship and Super Heavy.
Are We Going to Colonize the Moon?
With private aerospace companies like SpaceX hoping to make lunar tourism a reality, the message is clear: We’re going back to the Moon.
Beware Theologians, the Creators of False Hopes: Neither Divine Favors Nor Life After Death Exists
The alternative is to consider the facts of science and the overload of reason that strongly indicates life is meaningless.
First-ever in-body CRISPR human trial performed by Clinicians
The clinical trial at the Oregan Health & Science University was performed to treat a blindness-causing gene mutation.
A Surprising Breakthrough Will Allow Tiny Implants to Fix – and Even Upgrade – Your Body
Like insulin pumps and cardiac pacemakers, the medical implants of the future will go where they are needed, on or inside the body.
Scientists finally develop artificial neurons that mimic our brain cells
The invention opens doors for curing diseases where the biological neurons are not functioning properly.
An ecologically sustainable future requires addressing both population and consumption
Changing the 'status quo' to properly address both growth in human population and consumption is a difficult challenge.
The Booming Space Economy
The next decade is going to be an important one, with declining costs and advanced technology propelling the space economy to new highs.
Our brains as hard drives – could we delete, modify or add memories and skills?
At MIT’s Center for Neural Circuit Genetics, for example, scientists have modified memories in mice using an optogenetic interface.
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