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Gene editing shows promise as sickle cell therapy

Jun 29, 2021

Sickle cell disease, found overwhelmingly in Black patients, is caused by a mutation in hemoglobin proteins. Currently, the only established method to cure sickle cell disease is a bone marrow...

Trying to catch the wind: Research project aims to make offshore wind farms more efficient, powerful

Jun 29, 2021

(Compare that number to the 65,000 land-based wind turbines planted in fields and on hillsides across 43 states.) "The problem is that the factors influencing offshore wind power are far...

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall

Jun 29, 2021

Mellena O'Brien, 4, plays in the Yesler TerraceSpray Park during a heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Seattle. Yesterday set a record high for the...

Those missing in Florida condo collapse were a diverse group, straddling cultures, countries, generations and faiths

Jun 28, 2021

Leidy Vanessa Luna Villalba, 23, a nanny from rural Paraguay, had arrived on Wednesday with the sister of Paraguay’s first lady. The luxury mid-rise tower’s sudden and dramatic collapse at...

Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials

Jun 28, 2021

A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice. The new cholera vaccine grows in genetically modified Japanese short-grain rice...

Optimising nature

Jun 28, 2021

When it comes to food, many people yearn for nature in its most pristine state. Swiss legislation on genetic engineering classifies organisms as genetically modified if their genome has been...

HKUST Scientists Develop Simple Blood Test for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Jun 28, 2021

An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for early detection and screening of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) for the...

Security robots expand across U.S., with few tangible results

Jun 27, 2021

Knightscope’s clients also don’t know how much these security robots help. Since then Knightscope robots have become the crime-fighting friend of corporate clients in various cities nationwide, including Honolulu, Washington,...

Nearly 5 out of 6 coronavirus cases were undetected in pandemic's early months

Jun 26, 2021

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health who studied blood samples from across the United States have discovered that for every coronavirus infection recorded during the spring and summer of...

Covid-19 updates: Merkel warns Europe is ‘on thin ice’ as concerns about delta variant grow

Jun 26, 2021

© Olivier Matthys/AP German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Europe against loosening travel restrictions too quickly. Sydney will go into a partial lockdown on Friday as officials in Australia’s most...