Prof Jennifer Doudna, one the pioneers of Crispr-Cas9 gene editing, explains how this revolutionary discovery enables precise changes to our DNA, which can be used to correct mutations that cause genetic diseases and eradicate them from a germ line.
READ MORETwo interns are prototyping soft robots made using 3D printing and silicon.
READ MOREA human-like robot known as ‘Alex’ has recently been deployed as an anchor on a Russian news channel.
READ MOREA woman in Philadelphia shared a photograph depicting what looks like an Egyptian pyramid flying in the night sky.
READ MOREA team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a “bionic eye” that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better.
READ MOREA new study from Western University posits proof to the possibility that an oncoming swarm of meteors – likened to the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot by some extraterrestrial experts – may indeed pose an existential risk for Earth and its inhabitants. (That’s us.)
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