A team of researchers presented their use of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene altering technique in completing changing the color of a Japanese flower from its usual violet to white. This was achieved through the modification of a single gene. The Japanese Flower, a Morning Glory Plant, Already Part of Another Study The research team reportedly chose the Japanese morning glory plant as it was already part … [Read more...]

A newly discovered triceratops skeleton, which was accidentally unearthed in Thornton is currently on display at the DMNS or the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and has been there since earlier this week. This newest discovery of fossilized remains came as construction work excavations. The Thornton Triceratops, Still a Work in Progress This recently discovered triceratops skeleton was … [Read more...]

For years, researchers have been looking at unusual attack vectors for computer systems. Cyber security has been one of the most important issues on which both governments and corporations have been working. Now, a new concern has arisen due to some research and experimentation done by a team of scientists at the University of Washington. They have found a way to hack a computer using a … [Read more...]

Just recently, Lockheed Martin revealed its plans for building a lunar habitat prototype as part of the NextSTEP. Called Deep Space Gateway, this cislunar habitat will reportedly be made out repurposed space shuttle parts. Lockheed is among the first to present its Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership or NextSTEP. Commissioned by NASA, this involves six companies which are … [Read more...]

Since the CRISPR gene editing technique was developed several years ago, scientists have continually found new and fascinating ways to apply this technology. The potential for genetic engineering and medicine seem more limitless every day. Well now, scientists inserted the code for a GIF, a type of digital video, into the DNA of a living organism for the first time, and when they retrieved it, the … [Read more...]

Climbing stairs may soon become easier thanks to a system of energy-recycling stairs that should assist people by absorbing and then returning them their own energy. This is all according to a new study released in the PLOS One. Yun Seong Song, part of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, conducted this new research on the benefits of assistive stairs. Assistive Stairs to … [Read more...]

According to the latest research on life sustainability on Mars, the Martian soil is rich in perchlorates which might be deadly for any bacteria. This comes as a contradiction to prior experiments which deemed the chemical compound as microbe-friendly. While the compound is toxic to humans, it was believed that it does not affect microbial life and scientists were optimistic about the odds of … [Read more...]

According to a recently released study, NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover should now be smart enough to choose exploration targets on its own thanks to the installation of the AEGIS. This is the Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science technology, which was beamed to the rover back in October 2015. The software update is based on artificial intelligence and should help the spacecraft … [Read more...]

NASA recently released a statement in which it announced that researchers are hard at work in trying to fix some of the problems that Martian explorers will most likely have to face. One of them, the dust problem, could reportedly be solved with some help from an electrostatic precipitator. Research and experiments on the matter are being carried out by scientists part of NASA’s Kennedy Space … [Read more...]

The ELT or the Extremely Large Telescope is now under construction as work on what is to be the world’s largest telescope began on May 26 in Chile. ESO or the European Southern Observatory is expecting it to be ready and fully functional in 2024. ELT is set to be the biggest optical and infrared in the world. It is being built in Chile, on top of the 3,046-metre Cerro Armazones mountain … [Read more...]