LONDON (Reuters) – Medical researchers called on Wednesday for detailed, thoughtful debate on future use of new genetic technology that has the potential to create “designer babies”. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: September 1, 2015
King of clubs: intriguing tale of the ‘tank’ dinosaur’s tail
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the most impressive weapons to appear during the dinosaur arms race of the Cretaceous Period was the big bony tail club wielded by some members …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Deaf mice cured with gene therapy
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•Boston, Massachusetts – In a laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital a cure for genetic deafness is taking shape. Lead researcher Jeff Holt says that if all goes as planned, children …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Math skills count for premature babies
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•A new study links being born premature with low wages. Researchers have identified a link between being born preterm and decreased intelligence, reading and in particular mathematical ability and have …read more Source:: Science
First Dane goes into space — to test bike gear
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•COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will send its first man into space on Wednesday and in keeping with the country’s love of all things cycling, one of his jobs will be …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Upgrading my Linux-Windows multi-boot system to Windows 10
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•Will upgrading Windows 7 or 8.1 in-place to Windows 10 cause problems on a multi-boot system which boots Linux by default? I’m going to find out. …read more Source:: Linux
SpaceX rocket grounded for ‘couple more months,’ company says
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – SpaceX plans to keep its Falcon 9 rocket grounded longer than planned following a launch accident in June that destroyed a space station cargo ship, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Slower melting ice cream in pipeline, thanks to new ingredient
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•Childhood memories of sticky hands from melting ice cream cones could soon become obsolete, thanks to a new food ingredient. …read more Source:: Science