A new method for gene editing, called prime editing, offers greater control over modifications and could be safer for use in humans than the widely popular CRISPR-Cas9 system. CRISPR systems…
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Singapore’s Ministry of Health announced a ban on adverts that promote drinks with a high sugar content. The ban is a world-first and is hoped to help tackle the country’s…
A study done from University of York that analysed rivers from 72 countries found that 65% of them had significant traces of antibiotics. Multiple rivers across Asia and Africa had…
Several Hilton™ brands recycle soap bars their guests left behind. The collected soaps and amenity bottles are contributed to the Clean World Challenge of Clean the World, a global health…
Drawing on data from two decades of research in the United States and Mexico, new research published in the journal Nature suggests that increases in temperature correlate positively to increases…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to dynamic technology that can learn on its own apart from prefabricated algorithms or patterns of user behavior. This means that a machine powered by AI…
Dr. Atul Gawande, a prominent surgeon, teacher, entrepreneur, public figure, and staff writer for The New Yorker, has been nominated CEO of an Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway funded…
Boston-based Tech company AOBiome has launched a line of Mother Dirt branded probiotic skincare products. Citing traditional soaps, detergents, and antibacterial products as problematic to skin health, the company sells…
India is once again in the grip of Nipah virus, the third recorded outbreak since 2001, with 11 deaths in Kerala confirmed so far. The natural host for the virus is…
An invasive species of crayfish (also known as Marmorkrebs or Procambarus virginalis) is spreading rapidly throughout Europe, and threatening endemic wild species as a result, due to its ability to clone…
madhumithaa on Twitter Great #signalofchange where biohackers are fighting hard to make diabetes management more affordable, through yeast produced insulin – crucial to the lived experience of rising chronic illnesses….
The Chinese government is planning to phase out antibiotics used for animal farming by 2020! Use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock to be reduced – China – Chinadaily.com.cn Irregularities…
