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US scientists have genetically modified human embryos

Jul 27 2017

US scientists have genetically modified human embryosU.S. scientists have genetically modified human embryos.


NASA delays satellite launch to replace damaged antenna

Jul 27 2017

NASA delays satellite launch to replace damaged antennaNASA has delayed the launch of a communications satellite by more than two weeks to replace a damaged antenna


Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into space

Jul 27 2017

Iran claims launch of satellite-carrying rocket into spaceIranian state TV says Iran has successfully launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space


Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training

Jul 27 2017

Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian trainingWearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising while weightless: Russian cosmonauts and astro

First editing of human embryos carried out in United States

Jul 27 2017

First editing of human embryos carried out in United States(Reuters) - Technology that allows alteration of genes in a human embryo has been used for the first time in the United States, according to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, which carried out the research.

Climate change will feed wildfires: experts

Jul 27 2017

Climate change will feed wildfires: expertsOut-of-control wildfires like the ones that brought destruction to southern Europe, North America and parts of South Africa in recent weeks will likely beco

Adorable Hedgehogs Want You to Know About This Common Health Problem

Jul 27 2017

Adorable Hedgehogs Want You to Know About This Common Health ProblemTo raise awareness about prediabetes, a new campaign features something most people can't resist — adorable

Child Born with HIV is Virtually Virus-Free for 9 Years, Without Meds

Jul 27 2017

Child Born with HIV is Virtually Virus-Free for 9 Years, Without MedsA child in South Africa who was born with HIV has been virtually free of the virus for nearly nine years now and

Here’s how NASA will use jets to make next month’s solar eclipse last longer

Jul 27 2017

Here’s how NASA will use jets to make next month’s solar eclipse last longer

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Mammoth Antarctic iceberg is on the move, while the ice shelf it left behind grieves its loss

Jul 26 2017

Mammoth Antarctic iceberg is on the move, while the ice shelf it left behind grieves its lossThe Delaware-sized iceberg that calved off the Larsen C

'Pharma Bro' won't stop talking, except to jury in trial

Jul 26 2017

'Pharma Bro' won't stop talking, except to jury in trialNEW YORK (AP) — "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli has kept up his trademark trolling on social media during his securities fraud trial — ca

Nasa plans to build a new plane that could halve flight times

Jul 26 2017

Nasa plans to build a new plane that could halve flight timesFor all its reputation as a miracle of motion at the forefront of all things travel, supersonic aviation is both mired in the

Watch Elon Musk Send a Tesla Model S Underground

Jul 26 2017

Watch Elon Musk Send a Tesla Model S UndergroundIt's all part of his tunnel-digging company.


How scientists redesign DNA codes

Jul 26 2017

How scientists redesign DNA codesScientists are redesigning the genetic code of yeast, aiming to produce strains that operate on custom-made DNA


NASA: There Are Far More Massive Comets Hiding at the Edge of the Solar System Than We Thought

Jul 26 2017

NASA: There Are Far More Massive Comets Hiding at the Edge of the Solar System Than We ThoughtThere are about seven times more large comets at the ou