Science of the Future
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Smokers are less likely to get COVID: French researchers explore whether nicotine might prevent transmission
As we are hopefully exiting the third coronavirus pandemic of the last 17 years, it is time to consider that ...
‘There will be no robo-apocalypse’: Why AI is no match for human creativity and ingenuity
Improvements in machine intelligence will not lead to runaway machine-led revolutions. They may change the kind of jobs that people ...
Viewpoint: CRISPR gene edited crops ‘mimic nature’ — but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be regulated
Legislators around the world are being asked to reconsider how to regulate the latest developments in gene technology, genome editing ...
Powerful argument for lab-grown meat: Although low- and middle-income countries contain only 40% of the world population, they make up 75% of deaths from food-borne illnesses
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition found that low- and middle-income countries make up 75% of the deaths from food-borne ...
Can biotechnology extend your life? A Russian-born billionaire is betting he can make it happen
[Yuri] Milner is a Russian-born billionaire who made a fortune on Facebook and Mail.ru and previously started the glitzy black-tie ...
When will we reach a future in which meat no longer requires animal slaughter? There are still some barriers to that goal
Nearly 100 firms are vying to be the first to bring cultured meat to market. Select locations—including a private club ...
Should lab-grown beef be labeled ‘meat’? USDA denies cattle lobby petition to limit definition to animal sources
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to petition sponsors with differing opinions about how lab-grown “meat” and ...
Radiotherapy can ‘fix’ arrhythmia without heart surgery
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that radiation therapy can reprogram heart muscle cells ...
With 80% of the global population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, is vertical farming a viable way to increase sustainable food production?
The agriculture industry is facing a wide range of challenges, trying to keep up with ever-changing markets and, of course, ...
How artificial intelligence (AI) can help prevent the next coronavirus from jumping from animals to humans
New research by scientists at the University of Glasgow suggests that machine learning (ML) models developed using viral genomes can ...
Gene drive revolution: How genetically tweaked mosquitoes could tip the balance in the battle to contain malaria
It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of ...
Microneedle vaccine patch delivers stronger immune response than a shot
Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that ...
We have little relief for poison ivy rashes — but a vaccine is in the works
According to some older studies, poison ivy and its cousins poison oak and poison sumac cause 10 percent of lost-time ...
A rechargeable glow-in-the-dark plant made with nanoparticles?
A rechargeable light-emitting plant that glows after being charged for 10 seconds with an LED is being hailed as an ...
How the brain reorganizes and rewires after an injury
By the middle of the next decade, soldiers will be working with technology so closely that they will seem to ...
‘The existence of multiple universes sounds like science fiction, but observations within theoretical physics suggest it is possible, — and potentially inevitable’
One of the most compelling ideas in all of physics sounds like pure fiction, but it could actually describe our ...
Life is a genetic lottery — but that’s a far cry from saying our traits are determined or fixed
People are often uncomfortable or anxious about genetics. "They think genetics means our outcomes are determined and that it doesn't ...
Genetic advances could make sex unnecessary. Experts weigh on what that fantastical future might be like
"What would life be like without sex? In a nutshell, very impersonal and mechanical, to say the least. SOCIALLY, the ...
Will we be able to identify extraterrestrial life if it doesn’t resemble life on Earth?
When trying to imagine something we’ve never seen, we often default to something we have seen. For that reason, in ...
‘Hybrids are coming’: Cell-cultured and plant-based meat blends are in development
From soy-based sausages to pea protein burgers, the plant-based category is booming. According to EU data, Europeans’ consumption of plant-based ...
Lab-grown fish can help protect our oceans — but does it taste good?
While lab-grown beef might help offset carbon emissions and reduce animal cruelty, the rollout of cell-based fish protein, shellfish and ...
Cloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants
Cloning is in high demand in the competitive world of camel beauty pageants, leaving scientists at a Dubai clinic working ...
3D printing moves from the factory to the food on your dinner table
There are already several meat substitutes options available – some are already on sale at fast-food chains – but, no ...
Deadly viruses that target chickens can spill over into humans. Gene editing is a solution — if activists don’t block rollout
Diseases such as avian flu trigger the culling of millions of birds each year. But that need not be the ...
Farms of the future: Precision growing, smart robotics and AI usher in new era of agriculture
Smart solutions allow farmers to exactly understand the crop needs and plan activities correspondingly, which saves costs and reduces environmental ...
‘Organic alone cannot feed the world,’ says Swiss organic agricultural scientist at UN World Food Summit
On September 23, heads of state and specialist ministers [met] at the United Nations World Food Summit. As a member ...
From plant-based fillets to sushi cultivated in a lab, fish-free seafood has arrived
Plant-based products have been breaking into the foodie mainstream in the United States, after years in which vegan burgers and ...
