November 30, 2022
(STAT News) – He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist who created the first gene-edited children, had been quiet since completing a three-year prison sentence in April, leaving many to wonder whether he had plans to return to scientific research. Earlier this … Read More
November 21, 2022
(Axios) – Elizabeth Holmes on Friday was sentenced by a California judge to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing company, Theranos. Why it matters: This is the end of a years-long saga … Read More
November 11, 2022
(Science) – Throughout his career, Vonnegut wrote about hypothetical technologies that foresaw not just emergent fields of science such as artificial intelligence and geoengineering, but the ways in which culture and politics shape their effect on society. In doing so, … Read More
October 28, 2022
(Newsweek) – When does life begin? It’s one of those questions which, as Keats put it, “tease us out of thought, as doth eternity.” From the bar to the pulpit, the metaphysics are difficult, the argument is interminable, and the … Read More
October 3, 2022
(Associated Press) – Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA that helped us understand what makes humans unique and provided key insights into our immune … Read More
September 28, 2022
(Associated Press) – A Johns Hopkins University scientist who created a website to track COVID-19 cases worldwide is the recipient of this year’s Lasker award for public service. The $250,000 awards, announced Wednesday by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, … Read More
September 14, 2022
(CBS News) – Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are bringing a new meaning to the term “lead from behind.” The two are raising awareness about colon cancer by filming their colonoscopy experiences. Reynolds’ colonoscopy was performed by CBS News … Read More
August 22, 2022
(Associated Press) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will leave the federal government in December after … Read More
July 29, 2022
(Deutsche Welle) – When we talk about genetics, we often see visions of superhumans — people whose DNA has been altered to enhance their abilities, allowing them to outperform others and survive multiple diseases while also having conventional good looks, … Read More
July 21, 2022
(STAT News) – Pesident Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Thursday — a coronavirus case that reflects both the high ongoing levels of transmission of the virus and its ability to cause infections even in people who have layers of protection. … Read More
