HIV/AIDS Cure: Third Patient Now in ‘Long-Term Remission’ From HIV Following Stem Cell Treatment
Mar 26, 2019 08:22 am UTC| Science
Hopes are up that stem cell treatment could eventually lead to the cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A third HIV patient has reportedly been on remission from the...
We did a breakthrough 'speed test' in quantum tunnelling, and here's why that's exciting
Mar 21, 2019 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
When you deal with things at the quantum scale, where things are very small, the world is quite fuzzy and bizarre in comparison to our everyday experiences. For example, we cant ordinarily walk through solid walls. But...
A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing
Mar 21, 2019 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Should researchers put the brakes on genetically engineering babies? Leading scientists and ethicists recently called for a moratorium on clinical applications of germline gene editing: inheritable alterations to the DNA...
Six images reveal how we ‘see' data and capture invisible science
Mar 21, 2019 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
As an experimental video-maker working at scales smaller than molecules, I surround myself in a variety of scientific visualisations. In reading popular media on scientific discoveries, I sometimes encounter claims that...
Cancer Cure 2019: Possible Treatment for Cancer Caused by Severe Skin Disease Is Being Developed
Mar 20, 2019 09:55 am UTC| Science
A group of researchers is recently focused on coming up with a cure for skin cancer that developed from a severe skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB). This medical progress is especially...
Mar 20, 2019 09:07 am UTC| Science
For decades, scientists and researchers have been working hard in finding the complete cure for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). While the ultimate cure for HIV/AIDS is not...
CRISPR gene editing: Why we need Slow Science
Mar 18, 2019 20:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
In a newly published article in Nature, a group of prominent scientists and ethicists have called for a moratorium on clinical research using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. This moratorium deals with the use of CRISPR/Cas9...