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What Mexico’s planned geoengineering restrictions mean for the future of the field

Luke Iseman, previously a director of hardware at Y Combinator and now the cofounder of a geoengineering startup, says he added a few grams of sulfur dioxide into a pair of weather... Read more »

The Download: hydrogen-powered planes, and abortion pills

1 Covid is being left off death certificates in ChinaMedical professionals are being pressured to cite other causes of death. (FT $)+ China’s cracking down on covid-related “gloomy sentiments.” (The Guardian)+ There’s been... Read more »

How CRISPR is making farmed animals bigger, stronger, and healthier

And similar approaches have been used to beef up carp, tilapia, catfish, and other aquatic animals, including oysters. Other researchers are experimenting with different ways of using CRISPR to boost disease resistance... Read more »

Going out with in Italia Vs America

In this time and associated with instant gratification, when it comes to online dating there seems to be someone newer, better looking or even more adventurous just a swipe away. It can... Read more »

Hydrogen-powered planes take off with startup’s test flight

Aviation accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the industry is growing quickly. While airlines and some industry groups have pledged to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050, the... Read more »

The Download: where gene editing goes next

We know the basics of healthy living by now. A balanced diet, regular exercise, and stress reduction can help us avoid heart disease—the world’s biggest killer. But what if you could take... Read more »

Why you might recycle a battery—and how to do it

Recycling companies’ processes all look about the same to an outside observer. Batteries are disassembled and crushed up, and the resulting powder is dissolved before being subjected to various chemical techniques. But... Read more »

Finding a new life for old batteries

Recycling companies’ processes all look about the same to an outside observer. Batteries are disassembled and crushed up, and the resulting powder is dissolved before being subjected to various chemical techniques. But... Read more »

Next up for CRISPR: Gene editing for the masses?

That vision is not far off, researchers say. Advances in gene editing, and CRISPR technology in particular, may soon make it possible. In the early days, CRISPR was used to simply make... Read more »

These scientists used CRISPR to put an alligator gene into catfish

But catfish farming is also a great breeding ground for infections. From the time farmed fish are newly hatched to the time they are harvested, around 40% of the animals worldwide die... Read more »