As the ice in the arctic melts, so the ice upon which Donald Trump chooses to skate continues to thin. The new American president continues his attempts to overthrow Obama’s permanent block on exploiting oil and gas reserves in the Arctic by pushing ahead with his executive order to open up the region to drilling. …
Eighteen members of the US Environmental Protection Agencies Board of Scientific Counsellors (BOSC) have been dismissed by the EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt. While many of these scientists were already at the end of their three-year term on the advisory board, they were however hoping to be reappointed for a second term as has been common …
A lot of us dread the summer heat because it tends to make us sick. However, a hearty summer also means a lot of sun tan. To combat the skin darkening effect of the summers and to keep UVA and UVB radiation at bay, using a sunscreen lotion is a common practice among people, worldwide. …
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US researchers have successfully removed HIV DNA from the genomes of living animals using a gene-editing tool, boosting the confidence of scientists to eliminate the AIDS virus infection in humans. In a new study published in the journal Molecular Therapy, researchers at Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh on Monday …
For a while scientists have toyed with the potential of automated or robotic equipments in the field of medicine and surgery. This idea may now be a reality with the invention of a computer-driven automated drill that is able to perform complex cranial surgery comparatively 50 times faster than the manual procedure. When in use, …