First gene therapy drug proves a flop in the market
By Jon Fingas From engadget Glybera’s $1 million price tag likely doomed it from the start. When UniQure launched the first commercial gene therapy drug, Glybera, it promised a minor revolution in medicine. By using custom viruses to deliver genes,…
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China proves its first resupply spacecraft can reach orbit
By Mariella Moon From engadget It successfully docked with the country’s orbiting lab. China’s space program just hit a milestone: according to Reuters, its first cargo probe has successfully proven that it can ferry supplies to orbit. Tianzhou-1 took off…
WAP launches petition for Carnival to stop operating tours to the Cayman Turtle Centre
World Animal Protection (WAP) are launching today (25) a petition to one of the largest cruise companies in the world, Carnival cruise lines, to stop operating tours to the Cayman Turtle Centre. Carnival Cruise Lines are turning a blind eye…
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High Design: How cannabis dispensaries actually work
BY KAT BAUMAN From Core77 Navigating the boutique beauty of federally illegal drugs It’s a complicated but exciting time to talk marijuana in America. The medically invaluable and minimally harmful drug is fast becoming a socially normalized staple crop. But…
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Britain has its first day of coal-free power in 135 years
By Jon Fingas From engadget Coal power has been a fixture of British culture ever since the country’s first plant went live in 1882. It shaped the Industrial Revolution (and the air pollution that followed), was involved in major labor…
Gadgets openrov PowerRay is an underwater drone for filmmakers or fishermen
By Lora Kolodny From TechCrunch The creator of the PowerEgg, an ovoid flying robot, has begun accepting orders for its newest creation, a submersible camera drone for home use. Dubbed the PowerRay, the waterproof device can find, attract and record…
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New Ericsson report: Trillion-dollar business opportunities in 5G
New report helps operators understand the 5G business potential Our latest report, The 5G business potential – Industry digitalization and the untapped opportunities for operators, analyzes the 5G business opportunity that comes from industrial digitalization, focusing on eight key global…
Most habitable planets may be completely covered in water
By Jon Fingas From engadget Simulations suggest that Earth’s ideal mix of land and sea is rare. When you imagine what a rocky, habitable planet looks like, it’s easy to picture an alternate Earth where land and oceans exist in…
Nicaragua’s South Caribbean Coast improves readiness for climate change
By José Adán Silva From IPS BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua , Apr 22 2017 (IPS) – The effects of climate change have hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coastal regions hard in the last decade and have forced the authorities and local residents to take…
new study reveals psychedelic drugs may actually heighten consciousness
By Rafi Letzter From Business Insider Many people who have used psychedelic drugs will tell you that the substances expanded their consciousness. That might sound like mystical garbage, but a new paper published in the journal Scientific Reports suggests it…
