Recent advancements in medical science have opened new avenues for treating chronic diseases. A group of Chinese scientists has reportedly cured a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes through a groundbreaking cell transplant procedure. This case, claimed to be the first of its kind globally, marks a significant milestone in diabetes treatment and may offer… Read More »
The foundation for food manufacturers’ promotion of “Frankenfood” is the claim that lab-grown, plant-based, or 3D-printed meat and fish are humane, sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of food production. Yet, what the industry never talks about are the energy and water consumption required for these laboratory creations and the possible effects on human health. What… Read More »
For thousands of years, people looked into the night sky with their naked eyes — and told stories about the few visible stars. Then we invented telescopes. In 1840, the philosopher Thomas Carlyle claimed that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Then we started posting on Twitter. Now scientists… Read More »
Despite one of the world’s highest vaccination rates, Britain is facing a new wave of COVID-19. Johnson is taking a gamble: rather than shutting the country down, he is aiming to live with the virus in what is a world-first test case of the ability of vaccines to protect from the Delta variant. Johnson has… Read More »