[ad_1] It would happen sooner or later. A group of scientists in China claims to have helped bring two genetically modified babies to life. The goal was to change the genes of …
Read More »Winter storm Bruce forces thousands of flights to be canceled or delayed – Quartz
[ad_1] Winter Storm Bruce brings heavy snow to the Central Plains region of the United States, hitting some areas in or near whiteout conditions. Chicago and Kansas City are under the blizzard. …
Read More »Scientists have found fossils of a mammal cousin giant and toothless – Quartz
[ad_1] Scientists suspect that they are as big as elephants and that they are edentulous and that they are as big as a rhinoceros and a turtle. They are Lisowicia bojani, a …
Read More »This Thanksgiving, Alexa learned to cook a turkey with Butterball – Quartz
[ad_1] For Thanksgiving this year, Alexa has learned to make a turkey. Not literally. Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated personal assistant, has no hands. However, she gained an in-depth knowledge of turkey making through …
Read More »The growing burden of type 2 diabetes means that there will be 41 million people without insulin by 2030 – Quartz
[ad_1] Globally, demographics are changing as countries become more affluent, which means that as populations age and become more sedentary, noncommunicable diseases are increasing. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body can …
Read More »Elon Musk should listen to Bill Nye and abandon the colonization of Mars – Quartz
[ad_1] In a classic Sesame Street sketch, Ernie sings a song called "I do not want to live on the moon". "I would like to visit the moon," he sings, "but I …
Read More »Amazon's Black Friday offers will distract attention from HQ2's reaction – Quartz
[ad_1] It may be fortuitous for Amazon that Black Friday is coming so close in the wake of its selection of cities for HQ2, its long-awaited new headquarters. We can understand that …
Read More »Boeing Responds to 737 Max's Concerns During a Conference Call with an Airline – Quartz
[ad_1] Boeing will hold a teleconference with air operators today (Nov. 20) to answer questions regarding the new 737 Max aircraft and its flight systems, three weeks after a similar aircraft model …
Read More »Wombat's cube-shaped shit could solve a manufacturing mystery – Quartz
[ad_1] In the world of manufacturing, there are only two ways to create a cube. Either cut the desired six-sided shape into a larger piece of material, or mold it if the …
Read More »The International Space Station gets a "refabricator" for its 20th anniversary – Quartz
[ad_1] The International Space Station is celebrating its 20th anniversary since the launch of its first section on November 20, 1998. In addition to more than 250 scientific experiments as part of …
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