Since its breakthrough development more than a decade ago, CRISPR has revolutionized DNA editing across a broad range of fields. Now scientists are applying the technology’s immense potential to human health and disease, targeting new therapies for an array of disorders spanning cancers, blood conditions and diabetes…
Calgary’s police chief has filed a lawsuit against the service’s former human resources director following accusations of a toxic work environment and behaviour within the service…
A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people’s risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection…
Biotechnology company Checkerspot has reproduced an essential human milk fat by fermenting microalgae at scale for the development of infant formula that replicates the nutritional benefits of breastfeeding…
On 14 March Eurochild co-sponsored a joint statement on child rights mainstreaming in the United Nations at the UN Human Rights Council Annual Day on the Rights of the Child. The statement was delivered by Terre des Hommes International Federation and supported by 17 organisations. The statement is a reaction to the Guidance Note of…
NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. Once installed near the lunar South Pole, the three instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior, and how to sustain a long-duration human presence on the Moon…
Tim Heaphy, former lead prosecutor for the January 6th committee, David Jolly, former congressman from Florida, and Molly Jong Fast, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Donald Trump’s newfound affinity with convicted January 6th insurrectionists, pledging to free them…
Portugal’s data regulator, CNPD, has ordered Worldcoin to cease collecting biometric data in the country for 90 days, citing concerns over users’ data protection rights. According to a report by Reuters, CNPD highlighted risks related to unauthorized data collection from minors and inadequate mechanisms to erase the information collected from users…
An AI forecaster based on the language model GPT-4 can predict the outcome of future events more accurately than single humans. In some cases, it can even outperform the “wisdom of crowds”…
Giving live animals as Easter gifts is an age-old tradition, but this practice raises serious concerns among public health officials and animal rights advocates. Despite repeated warnings about the risks associated with this practice, hundreds of illnesses and even deaths, both human and animal, continue to occur each year…