CRISPR gene editing used inside a person’s body for first time
A team of scientists have used CRISPR inside someone’s body for the first time opening a new frontier for efforts to change DNA to treat diseases. The team used the...
Should we be sceptical of Alibaba’s claim its AI can identify coronavirus infections with 96% accuracy.
Alibaba announced this week that its new AI can identify coronavirus infections with 96% accuracy. Tomography (CT) imaging, also known as "CAT scanning" (Computerized Axial Tomography), provides a different form...
Green ammonia could slash emissions from farming – and power ships of the future
For the past 100 years, a simple molecule has had an immensely positive impact on our world. Ammonia, which comprises three hydrogen atoms bonded to a single nitrogen atom, is...
A new recipe for sustainable fish and animal feed – Maggots and rotting food waste!
In a warehouse to the northeast of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting fruit and vegetables.
Ocean Cleanup hauls its first batch of plastic trash back to shore
Has it been smooth sailing? No. But, The Ocean Cleanup has now completed its first successful mission to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!
Quantum Supremacy – What is it? What does it really mean?
Google and IBM are at odds over 'quantum supremacy' – an expert explains what it really means Google claims to have demonstrated something called “quantum supremacy”, in a paper published...