Science of the Future
Missing teeth? A drug that that spurs regrowth shows promise
Teeth ... are not bones. Although they’re made of some of the same stuff and are the hardest material in ...
The brain scans its surroundings in a steady rhythm and only turns off during deep sleep
The brain is not only concerned with where we are right now. It also explores places we haven't been yet ...
Honing in on the difference between chronological and biological age
Medical researchers in Chicago are studying the difference between a person's chronological age — how many years they've lived — ...
‘Biological rewind button’: Eye treatment on the horizon that some scientists believe literally turns back the clock on age-related health conditions
Later this year, a handful of people with a rare eye condition will receive a novel injection that is designed ...
Natural. Locally produced. Eco-friendly. Organic—Marketing buzzwords or meaningful descriptors?
[B]ased on a survey of 37 000 consumers in 40 countries, [r]espondents are generally most interested in natural, locally produced, ...
Viewpont: MACA—Make America Contagious Again. As the COVID pandemic turns 5, with Trump and RFK, Jr.’s health team in place, we’re less prepared for a crisis than ever before
What should we be doing that we’re not? First, we should be making investments, not cuts, in pandemic preparedness. The ...
Lab-grown meat, dairy, sugar and other cell-based foods set to become available to UK consumers by 2027
Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the ...
E-taste—What can we expect with the advent of virtual reality ‘bio-integrated gustatory interfaces’
Virtual reality can, in its own imperfect ways, transport a user into distant experiences. With a headset on, an everyday ...
‘Impressive’ and ‘humbling’: Whale language skills equal and even surpass human speech capabilities in some ways
Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and potentially shedding light ...
‘Digital-twin technology’ could revolutionize agriculture. Here’s what happened when it was adopted on one Texas farm
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction — but with enough data, new agricultural models really are able to predict the ...
Viewpoint: Facing a mega-threat from China, America’s approach to regulating AI is ‘mostly nonsense’
China’s tech industry recently gave the U.S. tech industry — and along with it, the stock market — a rude ...
Viewpoint: US biotechnology innovation efforts dim with biomanufacturing a key laggard
The United States has been the undisputed innovator and leader in biology and biotechnology. Molecular biology and genetic engineering were ...
What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)
What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of thinkers have ...
Gene edited crops inch closer to acceptance as outlined in the European Commission’s new blueprint for the future
New research and innovation partnerships, faster risk assessment and innovation-friendly regulations are all on the table as the European Commission ...
Viewpoint: Britain is increasingly concerned as Trump indiscriminately cuts science programs. Here’s why
Scientific research and innovation advance our economic, social and cultural wellbeing, provide health benefits and are key to a sustainable ...
Here’s how to transform regenerative agriculture from an ideology into data and outcome-based agriculture that delivers on its promise
The recent publication of the SAI Platform’s global framework document for defining and measuring the outcomes of regenerative agriculture provides ...
Is intelligent life a ‘once in a universe’ likelihood? Recalibrating the possibility of extraterrestrial life
A popular model of evolution concludes that it was incredibly unlikely for humanity to evolve on Earth, and that extraterrestrial ...
What does it mean to say an animal has consciousness? What about AI?
Consciousness is a private affair. There is no way of directly knowing what it is like to be another. We ...
Meet Darryl: What would 24 hours with a health-integrated personal AI assistant look like?
Darryl, my Personal Assistant 2.0 bot, woke me up at the end of a light sleep cycle with some gentle ...
Why the 3-D revolution has stalled
The so-called “disruptive” technology that is 3D printing, now in its thirties, [seems] to be coming back into fashion. Yet, ...
Towards a bio-based economy: Turning agricultural biowaste into safer agro-chemicals and additives
Central Macedonia, a region on the northern mainland of Greece, is an important producer of food. It generates a quarter ...
What does Deepak Chopra believe about the dangers and benefits of AI
Deepak Chopra isn't turning his nose up at artificial intelligence ... rather, he's encouraging others to embrace the technology as the ...
Can trees help solve AI’s massive power needs?
Power producer Drax is scouting locations in the American pine belt to build electricity generators fueled by burning wood chips ...
Will vertical farming ever become sustainable and scalable?
Vertical farming has come under fire in the past, with opponents blasting its high energy usage and cost. So, will ...
The US fertility rate continues to fall sharply. Once celebrated, this trend could portend economic disaster. Here’s why
Humanity has entered a new era of rapid population decline. Globally, the total fertility rate is likely already below replacement—that ...
Africa looks to 7% annual growth to unlock benefits of a bioeconomy
Regions, such as Africa, which have significantly lower carbon emissions compared to the rest of the world, could have a ...
Scientists and ethicists raise eugenic concerns about embryonic gene editing even when it could block diseases
To date, no attempts have been made to predict the consequences of altering specific variants associated with polygenic diseases. In ...
