Author: Charletta Jordon

The CRISPR gene editing technique can be used for very positive applications, but it can also veer into incredibly controversial territory. That second category is implicated in a project reportedly being carried out in China, in which scientists are attempting to create the world’s first children whose DNA has been altered through the use of gene editing. According to MIT Technology… Continue reading "Chinese Scientists Reportedly Create the First Genetically Edited Babies"

Astronomers from the Keck Observatory in Maunakea, Hawaii have discovered water on a nearby planet known as HR 8799 c. HR 8799 c is only 179 light-years away from Earth, making it a relatively close neighbor to us. HR 8799 c is a large planet, being seven times more massive than Jupiter, and it orbits around its star every 200… Continue reading "Astronomers Find Water in Atmosphere of Planet in Pegasus Constellation"

Lab-Grown burger from Memphis Meats Memphis Meats The word meat has new meaning. Where it once referred exclusively to animal flesh harvested from a carcass, today a lab-grown variety is calling that definition into question. A handful of enterprising startups have raised and invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the concept of lab-grown meats, banking on breakthroughs in biotech… Continue reading "A Brief Explainer About Lab-Grown Meat, a New Food Revolution"