While you’re probably pretty familiar with DNA, it’s likely that RNA only made it onto your radar during the pandemic, thanks to Covid-19 vaccines such as the ones from Moderna and Pfizer. DNA is “the storehouse of genetic information,” says chemist Thomas R. Cech. It contains the genes that encode all of the proteins that […]
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This Nobel Prize-winning scientist breaks down the future of RNA and CRISPR technology
While you’re probably pretty familiar with DNA, it’s likely that RNA only made it onto your radar during the pandemic, thanks to Covid-19 vaccines such as the ones from Moderna and Pfizer. DNA is “the storehouse of genetic information,” says chemist Thomas R. Cech. It contains the genes that encode all of the proteins that […]
Barefoot Scientist Smooth Things Over Pedicure File Duel Sided
Mexico’s new president is a climate scientist. That could be a boon for California.
LOS ANGELES — California officials are cheering Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum‘s victory as one for the California climate, too. “Having an engineer whose background is working on climate, it’s a big deal,” said Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, a Democrat representing California’s inland border region who was in Mexico City with Sheinbaum’s team on Sunday to witness […]
Top US government scientist grilled on Covid
Former US government scientist Anthony Fauci angrily denied covering up the origins of Covid-19 Monday in his first public congressional testimony since retiring as the face of the fight against the pandemic. Fauci became the nation’s most trusted expert in the chaotic early days of the 2020 outbreak, but his clashes with former president Donald […]
A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. The 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor and lifelong leftist ran a disciplined campaign capitalizing on her predecessor’s popularity before emerging victorious in Sunday’s vote, according to an […]
from activist to climate scientist to presidential frontrunner
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – When Claudia Sheinbaum – the frontrunner to become Mexico’s next president – was just six years old, her parents were active participants in protests during one of the darkest periods of the country’s modern history. It was 1968, the Institutional Revolutionary Party had governed Mexico with an iron […]
Expert data scientist shares a powerful realization: ‘I was completely wrong’
Data scientist Dr. Hannah Ritchie is on a mission to show that tackling rising global temperatures is not only urgent, but achievable. As deputy editor and science outreach lead at Our World in Data, an organization dedicated to using data to understand the world’s biggest challenges, Ritchie believes we can build a more sustainable future […]
The computer scientist exposed for falsely claiming to be mysterious founder of Bitcoin
With a purported IQ of 183, 14 masters degrees and at least two PhDs, Craig Wright certainly appeared to have enough intelligence to be the mythical founder of Bitcoin. The computer scientist had readily admitted to being the real Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the trillion-dollar cryptocurrency, after being uncovered by reporters nearly a […]
Biden administration suspends funding for scientist at center of COVID lab leak theory
The Biden administration said it has suspended from all federal funding programs the scientist at the heart of the lab leak theory of the origins of the coronavirus, and proposed blocking him from receiving federal funding in the future. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to Peter Daszak on Tuesday, […]
A Scientist Says He Has Evidence That Ice-Age Humans Lived in Maryland 22,000 Years Ago
A researcher claims to have found evidence of humans in Chesapeake Bay over 22,000 years ago. The assertion is yet another recent announcement claiming to push the arrival of humans in North America further back in time than previously understood. Not everyone agrees with the dating technique used to determine human inhabitants. Call it a […]