Dan Robitzski
‘Chemistry drives social chemistry’: Body odor plays a huge role in attraction and even friendship
People whose natural body odors are chemically similar are more likely to “click” and form fast friendships ...
‘Gene hacking’ fall armyworm moths: Biotech company Oxitec behind Florida Keys gene drive mosquitoes approved for pest-release test run in Brazil
Oxitec, the British biotech firm behind the genetically engineered mosquitoes that just took flight in the Florida Keys [recently], is ...
Some Florida Key residents incensed about pending release of Zika- and malaria-stopping GMO mosquitoes, but others believe cutting-edge science will help control health menace
Oxitec will release half a billion gene-hacked mosquitoes, engineered to kill off the local bloodsucker population along a lengthy swathe ...
GM trees that suck up more CO2 could help stem growing threat of climate change
In order to fight the growing threat of global climate change, scientists are now suggesting that we genetically modify trees ...
‘Regulatory Wild West? DNA startups claim they can assess sexual preferences, depression risk, longevity and drinking proclivity
Genomelink is just one of a growing number of shady DNA testing startups now operating in the regulatory Wild West ...
Viewpoint: Everyone needs to feel the benefits of an ‘AI-reliant society’
[A]rtificial intelligence technology could actually boost the global economy. If it’s allowed to play a major role, AI will make our ...
Giving artificial intelligence a ‘memory’ and why that’s so remarkable
AI systems’ tendency to forget the things it previously learned upon taking on new information is called catastrophic forgetting. … For ...
Pursuing artificial intelligence that’s free of bias
As the problems caused by algorithmic bias have bubbled to the surface, experts have proposed all sorts of solutions on how to make ...
Would you watch a movie written and animated by artificial intelligence?
The next time you sit down to watch a movie, the algorithm behind your streaming service might recommend a blockbuster ...
Live to 150? AI suggests it’s possible, but not without clearing huge ‘hurdles’
[Scientist Alex Zhavoronkov] firmly believes that aging research is the most important field of science right now. In the past, ...
Are we alone in the universe? ‘There is a pretty decent chance’
In the past, experts trying to make sense of the Fermi Paradox have looked to the Drake Equation to put a numeric ...
Here’s how we can defend ourselves against bioweapons
It may only be a matter of time before synthetic biology, such as weaponized pathogens, finds its way into a ...
Is gene therapy the answer to spinal cord injuries?
Here’s the thing about the spinal cord: you’ve only got one. And right now, if you injure it, doctors can’t ...
Viewpoint: Why turning down 23andMe’s genetic testing was right for separated immigrant families
23andMe offered to genetically test undocumented migrants. Fortunately, some smart people said “no, thanks.” ... RAICES Texas, one of the ...
Would you amputate your nerve-damaged hand for a bionic prosthetic?
A team of surgeons in Vienna, Austria...recently developed bionic reconstructions of the hands of 16 people who had lost manual ...
