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A New CRISPR Technique Reverses Diseases in Mice
Health & Medicine

A New CRISPR Technique Reverses Diseases in Mice

And it does so without cutting DNA.

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Brain

New Gene Therapy Could Regenerate Brain Tissue, Fix Neurological Diseases

Genetic modification can repopulate the brain's supply of immune cells.

Edible Selfies? Five Innovations Disrupting How and What We Eat
Future Society

Edible Selfies? Five Innovations Disrupting How and What We Eat

Foodies and techies unite.

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Climate Change

The IPCC May Have Underestimated Future Warming Trends

A new study says the more-severe climate model predictions could be the most accurate.

We May Have Uncovered the Biological Mechanism to Turn off Hunger
Neuroscience and Brain

We May Have Uncovered the Biological Mechanism to Turn off Hunger

Is this the long-awaited solution to the obesity epidemic?

Revolutionary Tech Lets Us See Inside a Beating Heart
Health & Medicine

Revolutionary Tech Lets Us See Inside a Beating Heart

"This is the first demonstration of all-optical ultrasound imaging in a clinically realistic environment."

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Biology

Scientists Just Took a Giant Leap Forward in the Quest to Create Artificial Life

These semi-synthetic organisms use both natural and artificial DNA.

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Tesla

Insurance Companies Are Now Offering Discounts if You Let Your Tesla Drive Itself

Direct Line has announced a 5 percent discount for drivers who use Autopilot.

We Are on the Path to Reversing the Damage Caused by Alzheimer’s
Health & Medicine

We Are on the Path to Reversing the Damage Caused by Alzheimer’s

The key is in targeting a specific type of protein.

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Health & Medicine

New Migraine Prevention Drugs May Finally Eradicate Pain

Erenumab is the first drug developed specifically to treat migraines.

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Energy

An Amino Acid in Plant Waste Offers Unexpected Energy Potential

Known as glycine, it can generate enough electricity to power smartphones and electronics found in cars.

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Google

Google Released an AI That Analyzes Your Genome

And it may save your life.

Artificial “Swarm Intelligence” Says Vladimir Putin Will be TIME’s Person of the Year
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial “Swarm Intelligence” Says Vladimir Putin Will be TIME’s Person of the Year

Swarm AI incorporates human values, emotions, sensibilities, and interests into the answers that it generates.

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Off-World

These Are Real Images of a Star Going Supernova

This star exploded in a truly unique way.

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Advanced Transport

China Has Launched the World’s First All-Electric Cargo Ship

Ironically, it's going to be hauling coal.

Inhibiting One Enzyme May Allow Us to Extend the Human Lifespan
Health & Medicine

Inhibiting One Enzyme May Allow Us to Extend the Human Lifespan

Inhibiting the enzyme in yeast cells, flies, and worms extended their lives by an average of 10 percent.

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Science & Energy

Uranium Breakthrough May Pave the Way for Entirely New Materials

It could replace plastic.

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Bitcoin

A New App Feature Lets You Pay Your Rent Using Crypto

Crypto is speeding down the path to mainstream acceptance.

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Robots and Machines

Samsung’s New Phones Might Literally Read the Palm of Your Hand

Move over, palm readers.

Thanks to a New Study, We May Be Able to Stop HIV in Its Tracks
Health & Medicine

Thanks to a New Study, We May Be Able to Stop HIV in Its Tracks

"By preventing its normal movement, we essentially turned HIV-1 into a sitting duck."