Scientists at the University of Southampton have created a nearly indestructible, perfectly transparent crystalline material and etched within it the human genome to be preserved for billions of years into the future. Genomes of animals and plants might be added next.
One fecal transplant has shrunk the waistlines of obese teens, reduced their body fat and their generalized inflammation, and lowered their risk of heart disease—and the benefits were still in place after four years, according to a study of 87 adolescents published by New Zealand’s University of Auckland.
As the world searches for alternatives to lithium to power batteries, scientists at Binghamton University in New York have shown that all you need to generate electricity is sugar and vitamins—pretty much the way humans use enzymes to make energy from food.