Safer GMOs' made by US scientists
US scientists say they have taken the first step towards making "safer" GMOs that cannot spread in the wild using synthetic biology. They have re-written the genetic code of bacteria to use only synthetic
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First round-the-world solar flight to take off next month
A plane powered by the sun will attempt an unprecedented flight around the world next month, the project's founders said, seeking to prove that flying is possible without using fossil fuel. Solar Impulse
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Biocontainment of genetically modified organisms by synthetic protein design
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are increasingly deployed at large scales and in open environments. Genetic biocontainment strategies are needed to prevent unintended proliferation of GMOs in natural
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Recoded organisms engineered to depend on synthetic amino acids
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are increasingly used in research and industrial systems to produce high-value pharmaceuticals, fuels and chemicals. Genetic isolation and intrinsic biocontainment
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Obama's full State Of The Union speech
President Barack Obama delivered the 2015 State of the Union speech on Tuesday in front of a joint session of Congress, laying out his policy vision for the next year.
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Real pride of ancient Indian science
I write this with considerable impatience and one question. Do we really have the time to waste on controversies like what ancient India did or did not achieve by way of scientific discoveries? This is
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Environmental protection? There's an app for that
Although data provided to smartphones allow the general public to access information about local emissions levels, the programs are only as effective as the official agencies tasked with dealing with complaints,
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Smart shoe devices generate power from walking
The devices represent a trade-off between power generating capacity, size and other factors German researchers have built shoe-sized devices that harvest power from the act of walking. The technology
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US award for ISRO on Mars mission
Indian Space Research Organisation has been conferred ‘Space Pioneer Award’ by the National Space Society (NSS) of the United States over the historic feat on successfully sending an orbit to Martian atmosphere
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The floor tiles that use foot power to light up cities
Never mind solar energy. This clever startup product converts the kinetic force from a footstep into electricity Six years ago, Laurence Kemball-Cook had a brainwave. A graduate of Loughborough university,