September 23, 2022
(GEN) – Scientists led by researchers from the Transmission:Zero team at Imperial College London have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their guts, and prevent transmission of the disease to humans. The mosquitoes carry a genetic … Read More
September 22, 2022
(The Washington Post) – Biosecurity advisers to the federal government are calling for tighter scrutiny of experiments with potentially dangerous viruses and other pathogens, reflecting an ongoing debate within the scientific community over the benefits and risks of such laboratory … Read More
September 21, 2022
(Nature) – “She has her mother’s eyes,” begins the advertisement, “but will she also inherit her breast cancer diagnosis?” The smooth voice in the video is promoting the services of Genomic Prediction, a US company that says it can help … Read More
September 13, 2022
(Harper’s) – The probes were connected to wires that ran under Fisher’s skin, beneath his scalp, behind his ear and down his neck, then into a pulse generator sewn into his chest below his collarbone. Imagine a pacemaker, but for … Read More
September 7, 2022
(MIT Technology Review) – A unique form of brain stimulation appears to boost people’s ability to remember new information–by mimicking the way our brains create memories. The “memory prosthesis,” which involves inserting an electrode deep into the brain, also seems … Read More
September 7, 2022
(BBC) – Just the thought of cockroaches sends shivers down the spines of many, but scientists in Japan think the bugs could one day be used for good! The researchers, from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, have come up … Read More
September 6, 2022
(Associated Press) – The European Union’s anti-trust watchdog announced on Tuesday that it is blocking the buyout of cancer-screening company GRAIL by biotech giant Illumina in a rare move by European regulators against two U.S. companies. Illumina is a major … Read More
September 2, 2022
(CNET) – Think of an embryo’s beginnings, and an egg, sperm and womb probably come to mind. Now think again. Using mouse stem cells cultured in a petri dish, scientists in the UK and Israel have successfully created a synthetic … Read More
September 1, 2022
(MIT Technology Review) – During the covid-19 pandemic, antibodies played a front-and-center role. We used home tests to look for them, and we took vaccines so our bodies would make more. Less attention was paid to B cells, the immune-system … Read More
August 29, 2022
(STAT News) – Currently, millions of people with an irregular heartbeat are told to take expensive blood thinners, which prevent strokes, but also increase the risk of dangerous bleeding. A new study will investigate whether Apple Watches can be used … Read More
