Scientists are using new advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology to uncover new biology that could lead to longer-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Go to… Read More »CRISPR and HIV: New technique in human blood unveils potential paths toward cure
Scientists analyzed the ethanol content of fruit eaten by spider monkeys in Panama, and found that the fruit regularly contained alcohol: between 1% and 2%. The researchers also collected urine… Read More »Monkeys routinely consume fruit containing alcohol, shedding light on our own taste for booze
The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating areas recently scarred by wildfires, new research warns. Such events can cause significant destruction,… Read More »Drenching rains to pose greater threat to fire-damaged areas in West
NASA on Friday began a critical two-day-long test of its giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket complete with a simulated countdown, as the agency gears up to return humans to… Read More »NASA begins critical final test on mega Moon rocket
A quartet of researchers, three from Princeton University, the other the University of California, Berkely has found via experimentation that strategies for solving problems become more efficient over generations when… Read More »Experiments show efficient strategies evolve better over generations when people have a choice of a better teacher