According to the results of a new study published in the Lancet, we appear to be on the brink of eliminating AIDS. A new study of nearly 1000 male couples (in which one partner received treatment to suppress the HIV virus) found that there were zero cases in which the HIV-negative partner contracted HIV during unprotected […] More
Earlier this week we were graced with the first-ever direct image of a black hole. More than 200 researchers contributed to the effort (however only 40 of whom were women). The black hole is at the center of Messier 87 galaxy, about 55 million light years away. It’s truly an incredible feat. And it’s also been truly […] More
A long time ago (September 2018) in a galaxy far, far away (Germany), one man decided to give his observatory some extra pizzazz by painting it to look like R2-D2 from Star Wars. Hubert Zitt, with the help of a small team, transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into an enormous R2-D2. Bored Panda […] More
An open letter to the Liam Neeson outrage mob: Christian Picciolini is a writer and public speaker who turned his life around after being a violent white supremacist. He literally beat people to within inches of their lives, simply because their skin was darker than his. He now gets paid to talk about his past life […] More
While many of my friends are from Australia, the entire continent seems like a giant “NOPE” to me. Really. I don’t get it. It’s somewhat isolated, expensive to travel to, and they have some really weird animals. Welcome to Australia I’m not sure what’s happening there. A danger noodle eating a toddler-sized flappy squeak? Sure, […] More
First CRISPR Gene-Edited Crop Expected By 2020 Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. Science in the field of biotechnology is changing rapidly and the effects of new technology is rippling out to affect many other parts of biology and medicine as a whole. It cannot […] More
Increasing The Diversity of Life: The DOE’s Genome Project Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The diversity of life on Earth is staggering to attempt to comprehend in its entirety. And the species that we are already aware of likely are but a fraction of […] More
How To Control GMOs: Biocontainment and Genetically Modified Bacteria Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. When dealing with bacteria in a lab setting, it is often a requirement to ensure that the risk of the bacteria escaping from containment is as minimized as possible. This […] More
Special Plant Cells Act As Brain Processing For Environmental Responses Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. The key to helping plants grow is to understand the mechanisms behind and inside their growth, to learn why they decided to sprout at one time over another and […] More
Originally posted on matthewoneil.org Before I start getting into this post, there are a few things I want to emphasize: 1) If someone is in a position of being threatened, in whatever way that may come, they should have every right to defend themselves. 2) People come from different backgrounds, which means they have experiences […] More
Bioelectricity In Regrown Worm Heads Teaches Body Part Regeneration Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. A long-term goal of medicine in the big picture has been developing the field of regenerative medicine in order to work toward growing replacement organs for patients. This process has […] More
CRISPR Gene Drive Resistance Due To Inbreeding And Mutations Delving into the depths of newly published science in the field of biotechnology, welcome to Bioscription. In a previous article, we discussed how CRISPR is not almighty and that organisms can evolve resistance to the changes made to their genome. The simplest method for them to […] More
