Scientists seek out outer limit of human endurance
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2019
US scientists who studied the performance of myriad athletes – including adventurous souls who spent five long months running across the United States – have come up with an estimate of the absolute physiological boundary of human endurance.
THE GLOBAL community has to take immediate action to conserve biodiversity and maintain healthy ecosystems in order to avoid catastrophic consequences to every life brought about by the impact of human activities.
Japan takes action as human genome-editing runs out of control
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019
Genome editing holds promise as a crucial technology for medical research, but there are ethical problems regarding its application to humans. It is imperative to work out appropriate rules.
Planet of the Apes? Chinese scientists create monkeys with human brain genes
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
Japan has given the green light to a controversial research process involving implanting animals with human stem cells that could eventually help grow human organs for transplant inside animal hosts.