Science of the Future
How biotech supercharged by AI, robotics and blockchain can help tackle climate change and food shortages
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, robotics, and blockchain is transforming agriculture worldwide. These technologies tackle pressing issues such ...
AI models often promote stereotypes. Now there is a program that exposes biases
[A] new dataset [Margaret Mitchell] helped create [tests] how AI models continue perpetuating stereotypes. Unlike most bias-mitigation efforts that prioritize ...
‘It’s not a eureka solution’: RFK, Jr.’s NIH kills funding for future COVID vaccines to support controversial longshot ‘universal’ shot
In a shift away from next-generation Covid-19 vaccines, the Trump administration is investing $500 million in a vaccine project championed ...
‘If our genetic differences are part of what makes us human, do we have the right — or the responsibility — to change them?
With CRISPR technology, scientists can now edit both somatic genes (from the body) and germline genes (from gametes, the sex cells ...
Seafood of the future is now: 3D-printed calamari has more protein than real squid
Your next fried calamari appetizer might come from a printer, not the ocean. Scientists from the National University of Singapore ...
Trump brain drain: 3/4 of American scientists say they’re considering leaving the U.S. to pursue their work.
"We may very well see, as a result of what's happened in these dramatic few months, a reverse brain drain, ...
Kenyan doctors and health establishment pushing hard for legal clearance to grow genetically modified crops to address food insecurity
Healthcare professionals in the country are calling for resolution on the Genetically Modified food crops in order to enhance the ...
Viewpoint: More a vibe than a coalition—RFK, Jr. rose to popularity with the support of gadflies, conspiracists and crystal healers. Are they turning on him?
After the Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, supporters of his “Make ...
The octopus within us: Cephalopods and humans share genes that began shaping intelligence dating back 518 million years
New research suggests that octopuses and humans may share an ancient evolutionary connection that helps explain the remarkable intelligence of cephalopods. According to findings discussed ...
FDA poised to approve more genetically engineered food animals
In the United States, animals developed with HGMs [heritable genetic modifications] must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration ...
Should we be concerned about low birth rates in the most developed countries?
"Societies experiencing falling birth rates and an increasing elderly population will eventually need to shift resources and labour from caring ...
How AI is reshaping the food and beverage industry
Everything revolves around data: It connects the links, provides insights, and enables targeted action. The Food & Beverage company of ...
Viewpoint: Dark money funded Organic Consumers Association close to dissolution. Good riddance to a science embarrassment
The Organic Consumers Association, the embarrassing stepchild of the organic industry founded by the late Ronnie Cummins in 1998, has a positive-sounding ...
The ‘fertilization president’ guts CDC IVF research
The elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance team ... shocked public health experts ...
How synthetic biology is producing greener chemicals, climate-resilient agriculture and repurposing food waste
Since the development of recombinant DNA technology 50 years ago – pioneered here at Stanford – we’ve seen the rise ...
Taking a fresh look at the positives and negatives of genetically modified crops
[T]he vast majority of GMOs grown in the U.S. are "engineered to produce their own pesticides, or survive direct application ...
Synthetic biology may be the only way to survive and thrive on Mars and beyond
A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from ...
Viewpoint: U.K. poised to approve the Precision Breeding Act, reverse 25 years of science rejectionism
I served more than two decades ago as a Minister at the former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) ...
Trying to kick your vaping habit: FDA approves pill that actually works
Teens and young adults who took varenicline — an FDA-approved, twice-daily smoking cessation pill for adults — are more than ...
‘Holding back scientific process’: Chinese scientist widely condemned for gene-hacking a baby attacks what he calls naive ethical standards
It's been nearly three years since controversial Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui was released from prison for gene-hacking human babies — and ...
Leveraging RFK, Jr. vaccine disinformation, anti-vaccine grifters blame measles on bioweapons, sell fake ‘AI created’ supplement cures
Anti-vaccine activists with close ties to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are falsely claiming that the measles public health ...
Nugget size ‘clean meat’ chunks of chicken with natural texture could revolutonize food, medicine and drug development
Scientists have grown a nugget-sized piece of chicken using a new method that can deliver nutrients and oxygen to artificial ...
Viewpoint: We need scalable solutions to meet the surging global demand for food. Here’s why biotechnology is key
According to the United Nations, the world’s population is projected to reach nearly ten billion by 2050.1 Against this backdrop, problems ...
Here’s a visual tour of what makes the human brain distinct from our ape relatives
The human brain isn't just distinguished by its problem-solving abilities. It's also designed to deeply process emotions and social interactions, ...
Less than 1,300—Our human ancestors were on the verge of extinction one million years ago
[A] groundbreaking study published in the journal Science sheds new light on a dramatic event that nearly erased humans from existence ...
Can genetically modified crops co-exist with the rest of agriculture?
Co-existence and containment of genetically modified (GM) plants has been a contentious issue since GM technologies were first commercially released ...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr. ignites debate over the American diet and the future of meat but his solutions are simplistic and unrealistic
Now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has kicked off his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA Commission, food system advocates ...
