Editor’s note: This technology could be used for good or evil…certainly an area that requires investigation and an open debate/discussion. Researchers in Portland, Oregon have, for the first time, edited a human embryo in the U.S. This work adds to the promise of CRISPR, and it stands as an important step toward the birth of the …
Blueberries, quinoa, goji berries and flax seeds are just some of things that have been labelled superfoods in recent years. But whilst there is little doubt that consuming fresh fruit and vegetables is good for us, some scientific studies have speculated that these superfoods might not be quite as beneficial as they seem. Part of …
The ravages of a Brexit have failed to dissuade investors from plowing money into the UK’s burgeoning FinTech sector. Foreign investment levels in the United Kingdom’s FinTech arena are soaring, in spite of the exodus of European Union migrant workers, and lower levels of net migration into the UK. British financial technology (FinTech) is among …
Brexiters’ notion that the UK can become a global trading nation after it emerges from the yoke of EU regulation was given some credence recently thanks to the FTSE 100. As China prepares to scale back its mining output during the winter months, British companies have been the latest beneficiaries. According to reports throughout 2017, iron …
By Julian Assange of WikiLeaks. Mike Pompeo, in his first speech as director of the CIA, chose to declare war on free speech rather than on the United States’ actual adversaries. He went after WikiLeaks, where I serve as editor, as a “non-state hostile intelligence service.” In Pompeo’s worldview, telling the truth about the administration can …
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