U.S. unlikely to reach herd immunity, experts say

Loading the player… While vaccinations in the US and around the global community signal the potential to finally stabilize the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts are sharing concerns that not enough people are getting vaccinated, thereby jeopardizing the chances of the U.S. achieving herd immunity against the virus.  The World Health Organization (WHO) describes herd immunity as… Read More »

Move over CRISPR, the Retrons are coming

Researchers have created a new gene editing tool called Retron Library Recombineering (RLR) that can generate up to millions of mutations simultaneously, and ‘barcodes’ mutant bacterial cells so that the entire pool can be screened at once. It can be used in contexts where CRISPR is toxic or not feasible, and results in better editing… Read More »

Allergies are on the rise – here’s how to help scientists find out why

If you experience seasonal allergies, you can track your symptoms to help researchers investigate their environmental triggers, finds Layal Liverpool Health 28 April 2021 By Layal Liverpool Science Photo Library/Alamy APRIL showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. But those beautiful spring blooms – and their plentiful pollen – mean sneezing, runny noses… Read More »

Inside a sex doll factory: ‘What our quality control team does’

Sex doll manufacturer Real Doll released a photo of its “Westworld”-style factory this week on Instagram, and it’s just as strange you’d expect. The sex dolls have the capability to carry on conversations.REUTERS/Aly Song Looking like a scene from the gruesome procedural, “Criminal Minds,” there are rows of realistic-looking female dolls hanging from the ceiling… Read More »