Britain may designate genomics sector as critical infrastructure
By Alistair Smout LONDON Britain is exploring designating its genomics sector as critical national infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister
2023-09-12 01:25
On This Day in 1962, NASA Launched and Destroyed Mariner 1
A software error coupled with a radar failure led to the loss of NASA's first Venus probe.
2023-09-12 00:50
10 Facts About Guinea Worm Disease
Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease is, by all accounts, pretty awful: A person with the disease hosts a parasitic worm that forms a painful blister under the skin that eventually bursts, allowing the worm to emerge and lay its eggs in water. Those afflicted don't just endure pain (although there's plenty of that); they also run the risk of secondary infection and permanent paralysis, and there are economic consequences to the disease, too.
2023-09-12 00:18
UK scientist who created Dolly the Sheep clone dies at 79
LONDON British scientist Ian Wilmut, whose research was central to the creation of the famous cloned animal, Dolly
2023-09-12 00:15
Why Can’t Vampires Eat Garlic?
The idea that garlic repels vampire has been linked to some serious health problems.
2023-09-11 21:17
Telesat taps SpaceX to launch its broadband satellites in orbit
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA Canada's Telesat on Monday said it has signed a agreement with SpaceX to launch
2023-09-11 19:28
Lab-grown meat can be kosher and halal, experts say
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Lab-grown meat can be labeled kosher and halal as long as its cells are derived in
2023-09-11 18:52
23 Fascinating Facts About 'The Wire'
It took a slow-but-steady climb for 'The Wire' to emerge as a cultural phenomenon, but the show that challenged every cops-and-robbers television trope has permeated just about every corner of our culture.
2023-09-10 21:56
15 Surprising Benefits of Playing Video Games
Evidence is mounting that the benefits of play go well beyond entertainment and improved hand-eye coordination.
2023-09-10 16:29
12 Surprising Facts About ‘Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn’
The 'splatstick' horror classic was shot inside of a junior high school and owes its very existence to Stephen King.
2023-09-10 09:50
What's the Kennection? #79
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
2023-09-10 09:47
Court eases curbs on Biden administration's contacts with social media firms
By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the White House, the FBI and
2023-09-09 07:49