biology

13 Tech Solutions that can Help Restore Earth's Biodiversity.

Posted in Science on 7th Jul, 2020
by Alex Muller

Borrowing tissue engineering techniques, Vaughan has figured out how to regrow 100 years' worth of coral in under 2 years.

CRISPR at Lightning Speeds

Posted in Science on 17th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University has developed a way to speed up the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing process by using light-sensitive nucleotides.

Innovations to plant more trees and regrow forests

Posted in Reviews, Science on 15th Mar, 2020
by Alex Muller

According to the Committee on Climate Change, the government's statutory advisers on the climate crisis, the UK should have 1.5bn new trees by 2050 to meet the net zero carbon target, set in line with international scientific warnings on the climate crisis.

Researchers find a "consciousness switch" deep in the brain

Posted in Medicine, Science on 15th Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller

There's an incredible amount we don't understand about the workings of the human body and brain, and consciousness itself remains one of the great mysteries of science.

New Method for Better Early Detection of Cancer

Posted in Medicine on 11th Feb, 2020
by Alex Muller

They hope within 18 months to two years to conduct first clinical trials in patents.