Researchers call for greater awareness of unintended consequences of CRISPR gene editing
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations (DNA damage) at the targeted section of DNA in early human embryos, researchers have revealed. This highlights the need for further research into the effects of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, especially when used to edit human DNA in laboratory research.* The findings also have relevance to gene-edited plants and […]
Scientists create tear organoids that cry, can treat eye disorders
These were created out of tear-producing cells
Fungi turns rotting wood into electricity
A team of scientists led by Ingo Burgert at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, found a way to transform wood into clean electricity by treating it with fungi. When the pressure is applied to wood, an electric charge is produced. This process has been discussed since the 1940s, but the small amount of energy the process produced […]
According to Bill Gates nuclear power is ‘safer’ than oil and coal
Nuclear power’s bad press is because it has led to radioactive disasters in the past, the repercussions of which are still felt today
Scientists clone endangered American animal for the first time
Meet Elizabeth Ann, the ferret
Chinese space expedition Tianwen-1 reaches Mars’s orbit
The mission’s objective is to find liquid water and ice on the Red Planet
Backpack generates electricity as you walk to charge devices
The backpack converts mechanical energy from human movement to electricity
Japan approves first human-animal embryo experiments
Leading scientist Hiromitsu Nakauchi plans to produce animals with organs made of human cells that can eventually be transplanted into people
