Boyer Lectures: gene therapy is still in its infancy but the future looks promising
Oct 16, 2018 15:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the ABCs Boyer Lectures. Delivered by Professor John Rasko, the 2018 Life Engineered lectures explore ethical and other issues around gene therapy and related technologies, and their...
NASA wants to send humans to Venus – here's why that's a brilliant idea
Oct 16, 2018 14:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Natural...
How we can turn the tide for women in science
Oct 11, 2018 00:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
For the first time in 55 years, a woman has won the Nobel Prize in physics Prof. Donna Strickland. This win has publicly highlighted that women are still under-represented in science, particularly in physics. As a...
How astrophysics could transform the treatment of cystic fibrosis and other rare diseases
Oct 09, 2018 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Its a cruel disease which dramatically shortens life expectancy. One in 25 Europeans carry the cystic fibrosis gene and, in the UK, about 10,400 people currently have the condition. But people are living longer and longer...
Why more women don't win science Nobels
Oct 09, 2018 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist. Yet much of the news coverage has focused on the fact that shes only the third female physicist to receive the...
Could villains clone themselves to take over the world?
Oct 09, 2018 13:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
If asked about clones, most people think of evil sci-fi characters. However, in real life, the word clone often has broader, far more positive applications. Just as office workers replicate documents by using copy...
No black scientist has ever won a Nobel – that’s bad for science, and bad for society
Oct 09, 2018 13:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Many in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this years Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and Frances Arnold are only the 20th and 21st female scientists to be...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects