by John M. Jennings | May 10, 2019 | Physics Friday, Science
Can a mouse survive a fall from a high-rise? Probably. In a fantastic essay from 1928 the biologist J.B.S. Haldane famously explained: You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft; and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away, provided...
by John M. Jennings | May 8, 2019 | Health, Science
In many respects, the present is best time in history to be alive as a human (not the case for other species). Why? One reason is Spotify. Another one is that many of us wouldn’t be here if not for modern medicine. We don’t appreciate how sick and...
by John M. Jennings | Dec 7, 2017 | Genetics, Health, Science
What is CRISPR-Cas9? Below is a short answer, then a longer answer and then a list of some possible uses of this technology and finally a short introduction to the ethical issues. Short Answer: It’s a breakthrough gene editing technology which allows scientists...
