Will Molecular Biology’s Most Important Discovery In Years Be Ruined By Patents?
CRISPR-Cas is the result of a global, collaborative effort.
Tag: Science & Technology
This is why you should be skeptical of government-funded ‘science’
It pays to be skeptical… about everything.
Spacewalkers Safe After Toxic Ammonia Leak Encounter
Two NASA astronauts encountered a small ammonia leak.
Sun stripping away Martian atmosphere, left dry planet
Solar wind is stripping away about 100 grams of atmospheric gas every second.
Video: People in Jetpacks Fly Along Jumbo Jet
Duo’s jetpacks have “four turbine engines.”
Next Higgs? Atom smasher probes highest energies yet
Better chance of discovering new particles like the Higgs boson.
US Army tests swarms of drones in major exercise
Military curious to see how much of a threat drones might pose.
Computers could decide who lives and dies in a driverless car crash
Ethicists ponder the coming era of driverless vehicles making life-and-death choices.
China ‘to start work on super, super-collider by 2020’
Attempt to increase understanding of the Higgs boson, or “god particle”.
Ozone hole over Antarctica expands to near-record levels, now four times size of Australia
Scientists from the UN said the increase was due to colder-than-usual temperatures.
Telegraph: Google Wants to Monitor your Mental Health. You Should Welcome it into your Mind
The use of technology to track and treat mental illness is deeply worrying but sadly necessary.
Russian Scientists Train Monkeys to solve Puzzles so they can Travel to Mars in 2017
Macaques are heading into space, but is it a one-way trip?
Cassini spacecraft readies for dive into Saturn moon Enceladus’s icy spray
Wednesday’s flyby will shed light on the potential habitability of Enceladus’ ocean.
An Unknown Manmade Object is Headed for Earth
Will re-enter the atmosphere at 2:20 p.m. EDT on November 14.