YONG: I’ve been so consumed with pandemic reporting for the past three years that I haven’t had much time to read for pleasure. Most of the books I’ve read are non-fiction books that people have asked me to write. BOOKS: Who were some of the standouts? YONG: “As Far as the Light Goes” by a …
Few people have been responsible for more public damage in the past few years than Dr. Anthony Fauci. His obsessive desire to control and coerce behavior led to the imposition of wildly ineffective lockdowns that plunged tens of millions into poverty, failed to control the spread of the virus, and led to untold economic turmoil …
Researchers at New York University have created artificial Hawks genes – which plan and direct where cells go to develop tissues or organs – using new synthetic DNA technology and genome engineering in stem cells. Their findings, published in scienceconfirm how clusters of Hawks genes help cells learn and remember where they are in the …
Have you ever heard of “braiding”? How about “surfacing”? A recently published study found that these are some of the most popular ways women enjoy anal play and have nothing to do with full anal penetration as popular culture knows it. The researchers – Dr. Christiana von Hippel, scientific advisor at the sex research company …
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Viruses that cause Zika fever and dengue cannot be transmitted from person to person on their own – they must travel to a stop in a mosquito. A new study shows how they welcome these walks: they make their victims smell more attractive to blood-sucking bugs. This is “a big step forward,” said mosquito neurologist …
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Anyone who reads even a little about science and technology will already be familiar with the idea of genome sequencing. This process involves breaking down the body’s DNA into fragments to study their compositions or sequences. The fragments are then aligned and combined to reconstruct the original sequence. But why sequence the body’s genome? What …
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One of the newest breakthroughs in commercial real estate, the life science sector has been elevated to new heights by the race for vaccines against COVID-19 and innovative technologies that have been evolving for more than 10 years. Philadelphia continues to expand its footprint in life science with projects such as the $ 365 million …
Is a real estate bubble forming in the science of life? Read More »
The opening ceremony of the 4th Open Day for Agricultural Science by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was held on June 26, and the event “Online Day of Open Agricultural Sciences” was held at the Center for Horticultural Innovation of the National Innovation Park for Agricultural science and technology. Wu Kongming, President of the …
Killer whales are raging in South African waters. Since 2017, a male couple killer whales (Orcinus orca) have slaughtered at least eight great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) near the shores of Hansbay, tearing the fearsome fish and eat your liver in all cases except one. Some of the sharks – which scientists periodically find dead …
Killer whales kill great white sharks near Cape Town. Read More »
