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February 28, 2017
Goldilocks and the Seven Dwarfs: Exoplanet Discovery is a Sample of What’s to Come
Not 30 years ago, there was no evidence of any planet outside our Solar System and now over 3,400 such worlds have been confirmed. These include dozens of Earth-sized –many orbiting in the “Goldilocks zone” of...
February 21, 2017
Human Germline Modification: A Frontier for Biotechnology, or A Target for Prohibitions?
The prospect of human germline modification got a boost in mid-February, with a National Academies for Science and Medicine recommendation that genome editing to preventing genetic diseases in future generations should be permissible. The recommendation came...
December 21, 2016
Hazards of Mars exploration demand top-notch wilderness medicine capabilities
If you’re considering becoming an early Mars colonist, the National Geographic Channel’s new TV series MARS is a must to watch. That’s partly because it shows you that settlers will not inhabit lavish domes on the...
December 9, 2016
John Glenn 1921-2016: NASA astronaut, US Senator, medical guinea pig, all around cool person
2016 saw public criticism that candidates pushing their early 70s would be too old to serve as US President, but 18 years ago a man took on the grueling physical stress of space flight at the age...
July 10, 2016
Gene drives: Application of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to combat insect-borne diseases
Lions and tigers and bears may be dangerous, but when it comes to killing humans the record goes to a much smaller animal. It’s the mosquito and it’s got public health officials pretty worried this summer...
July 3, 2016
CRISPR craze: Applications of genome editing
CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editing is in the news a lot, especially in connection with concerns that it will usher in an era of designer babies. The capability for editing the genome of human embryos for non-medical purposes...
June 12, 2016
Searching for Life on Other Worlds: Overview of Missions
Astrobiology is a cherished topic in the science news. Many people love considering questions of what extraterrestrial life might be like, what it might have in common with Earth life, and how it might be different....
May 2, 2016
Europa and Enceladus: Searching for Life on Icy Moons
We hear a lot about the prospect of microorganisms existing on Mars and probes of increasing complexity that will be going there in the years to come, but the life search will also examine the outer...
September 28, 2015
Water on Mars: Astrobiology Implications Must be Taken with a Grain of Salt
What do Mars, Antarctica, and the Jordan Rift Valley between Jordan, Israel, and Palestine have in common? A lot according to a new study to be published today in the journal Nature Geoscience. The answer is saltwater. Since...
June 9, 2015
Antibodies: Bringing on the Age of Star Trek Medicine
When the original series of Star Trek introduced the medical tricorder back in the 1960s, it was utter science fiction. Nobody had any idea how such a handheld device able to diagnose a plethora of medical...
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