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Mosquitoes absolutely hate Victoria's Secret perfume
Mosquitoes carry diseases like malaria and dengue fever, in addition to irritating us, so humans do a lot to avoid them. In most places people have to fend for themselves against the pests by sleeping...
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Google's resident futurist and famed inventor Ray Kurzweil takes 100 pills a day to help him reach "singularity," the point at which he believes exponential developments in technology will allow him to...
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This man flew to Belize and paid $94,000 for a risky brain implant to study...
Every now and then, a scientist comes along who is so dedicated to their work that they decide to experiment on themself.Phil Kennedy is one of those scientists.As MIT Technology Review's Adam Piore...
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The Army tested 'germ warfare' on the NYC subway by smashing lightbulbs full...
On June 6, 1966, a group of US Army scientists made their way into the Seventh and Eighth Avenue lines of the New York City subway. Some carried air sampling machines in boxes and on belts; others...
View ArticleThis robot salamander is one of the most accurate robotic animals ever made
Pleurobot is a salamander-like robot that was developed at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. It's one of the most accurate robotic animals ever made, and its developers hope to use it...
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Scientists may soon be able to 'cut and paste' DNA to cure deadly diseases...
On a warm September afternoon on the verdant campus of Long Island's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an elite cadre of scientists gathered to discuss a simple yet incredibly powerful new genetic...
View ArticleScientists just discovered humans share most of their DNA with this creepy...
Scientists at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University have sequence the genome of the acorn worm and found a wide variety of similar genes to humans.Produced by Monica Manalo....
View ArticleChinese students have figured out how to turn a spoonful of sugar into 80...
A team of Chinese students have modified E. coli, Shewanella and B. subtilis bacteria to create a microbial fuel cell. By feeding the bacteria with sugar, the fuel cell can generate up to 80 hours of...
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The Army once staged a frightening, top-secret biological attack on New York...
On June 6, 1966, a group of US Army scientists made their way into the Seventh and Eighth Avenue lines of the New York City subway. Some carried air sampling machines in boxes and on belts; others...
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Scientists tweaked mosquito DNA to block malaria in its tracks
Malaria is a devastating disease, and all it takes to get infected is a mosquito bite.But there may be a way to reduce its spread.Using a new genetic editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas9, scientists...
View ArticleThe surgeon who performed the most extreme face transplant ever told us how...
Patrick Hardison's face burned off while he was working as a volunteer firefighter in 2001. In August 2015, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez gave him a new one.It was the most extensive face transplant ever,...
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2 leading biologists say we should allow gene editing on human embryos
A controversial new genetic technology called CRISPR that offers a way to easily and accurately cut and paste bits of DNA inside the cells of any organism is taking the world by storm.It's already been...
View ArticleA 17-year-old invented an ingenious way to instantly stop bleeding
When Joe Landolina was just a 17-year-old high school student he developed a lifesaving compound from algae that stops bleeding in just seconds.Produced by Darren WeaverFollow TI: On FacebookJoin the...
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2 leading biologists say we should allow gene editing on human embryos
A controversial new genetic technology called CRISPR that offers a way to easily and accurately cut and paste bits of DNA inside the cells of any organism is taking the world by storm.It's already been...
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A massive study reveals the actual differences between men’s and women’s brains
For centuries, people have clung to the belief that there's something inherently different between the male brain and the female brain.But in a new study, scientists combed through the brain scans of...
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The DNA in your gum can be used to predict your appearance — and police are...
For $4,500, a Virginia-based genetics company studied the bits of DNA left behind by a suspected Florida criminal to create a digital likeness of his face, Science News reported.They sold the image to...
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The major concern about a powerful new gene-editing technique that most...
Scientists, bioethicists, and members of the public have descended on Washington, DC this week for an international meeting to discuss the ethics of a promising lab technique that lets scientists edit...
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CRISPR, the gene-editing tech that's making headlines, explained in one graphic
A startlingly simply method for cutting and pasting DNA has been making waves lately.Scientists and policymakers are meeting in Washington, DC December 1-3 to debate the use of CRISPR/Cas9, a tool that...
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There are really good reasons why we should — and shouldn't — genetically...
A powerful tool that lets scientists modify DNA with extreme precision could be used to genetically engineer the human species.For the past three days, scientists, bioethicists, and other stakeholders...
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I controlled a robot arm with my brain, using this high-tech headset
Jedi masters aren't the only ones who can move things with their minds.For about $450, you can buy a 3D-printed headset that records your brainwaves and converts them into signals that can control...
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