With the year drawing to a close, and 51 weeks completed I wanted to use this final entry of the year to reflect on the year and what maintaining this blog has taught me over the last 12 months.
All tagged science
Got beef? Making meat - no harm, no fowl
The growing of "cultured meat" - the process of growing meat cells in a laboratory, from stem cells from a live host - is already being trialed by tech labs across the globe with their own strains of cultured meat products, which are not only offer the meat-eaters a new take on the "real" thing, but should also serve to satisfy the fundamental issues of those opposing meat eating.
Microevolution - what's next?
With the recent study on human evolution identifying major evolutionary changes in humans over the past couple of centuries, analysing the steps that brought them about may provide clues for what may be next.
The CRISPR diet - drop the pounds, not the puddings
Initially touted as a potential miracle-cure for any number of diseases, there is still no evidence of any long-term affects that gene editing may have on an individual during a lifetime, and that's before looking at the bigger question of "should we" be making these changes at all.
Where's the middle gone? - the politicising of science.
Is it so much to as for a science show to stick to science? Or if it *must* bring politics into the discussion to have equal representation or at least a modicum of accountability for the poorly thought through comments that seem to litter their broadcasts?
CRISPR F.C. – the dangers of blurring ethical lines
As the capabilities of doctors and scientists reach unprecedented levels, we have seen the advances in the field of gene editing going from the hypothetical to proven and applied in a matter of years.