Archive for the ‘futurism’ category: Page 1155
Sep 20, 2015
Scientist creates lifelike cells out of metal
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Researcher says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving.
By: Bryan Nelson.
Sep 20, 2015
Once you realize what you are and what you can become.
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Sep 19, 2015
British Scientists Seek Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in categories: futurism, genetics
Just five months after scientists in China made history by modifying the germline of human embryos, a research team in the U.K. is requesting permission to do the same, but strictly for research into infertility. Given recent calls for a moratorium on such research, the decision is likely to set a precedent for future requests.
Scientists working at London’s Francis Crick Institute have submitted a formal request with the U.K.’s Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HEFA) to use a gene editing technique for research into human infertility. The researchers have no intention of bringing their genetically modified embryos to term, nor will they be implanted; the scientists are reassuring HEFA and the public that all embryos will be destroyed.
Should permission be granted, it will mark the first time that scientists in the UK—or anywhere in the world for that matter (China excepted)—will have the opportunity to conduct research of this nature, which many consider controversial.
