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Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets a Road Map—Not a Green Light
After the 2018 “Crispr baby” scandal, a global commission assessed the technology and set strict criteria for moving it toward clinical...
Could a Tree Help Find a Decaying Corpse Nearby?
On a “body farm,” researchers are exploring whether the nutrients from human cadavers can change the look of plants, which authorities...
Big Tech Companies Want to Help Get You Back in the Office
Alphabet, Microsoft, and Salesforce are offering services to track employees, arrange tests, and record results—all while most of...
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Your Beloved Blue Jeans Are Polluting the Ocean—Big Time
When you wash denim, tiny fibers shed and flow into the environment. Scientists just found that Arctic waters are now loaded with...
Flu Season and Covid-19 Are About to Collide. Now What?
Hospitals in the US are already stressed. Now, they must brace for a wave of flu patients needing more beds, lab tests, and ventilators.
Google and Apple Change Tactics on Contact Tracing Tech
The companies will handle more of the technology for notifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. Privacy won't...
A Grim Reality of Reopening: More Mold
Unoccupied buildings, abandoned during the coronavirus shutdowns, give fungi a great opportunity to move in.
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Can a Bubble Net Stop a Hurricane? Some Norwegians Think...
An idea to use underwater bubbles to cool oceans and deflate oncoming storms is the latest in a series of far-out schemes for controlling...
A Beautiful Yet Grim Map Shows How Wildfire Smoke Spreads
California’s blazes have sent a haze across the United States. An experimental model shows where that cloud ends up.
Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste?
Researchers are developing a new battery powered by lab-grown gems made from reformed nuclear waste. If it works, it will last thousands...
