‘Check Engine Light’ for the Human Body Could Tell You When to Go to the Doctor Christopher Plain·January 13, 2026Scientists have created an implantable artificial 'skin' that glows like a check engine light for the human body when it senses a problem.
Colossal Structures Within the Earth, DARPA’s New Deep-Space Network, and Genetically Engineered Fungi for Food Micah Hanks·November 25, 2025This week, we examine colossal structures deep within the Earth, DARPA's new deep-space network for tracking tiny spacecraft, and a new genetically modified source of plant-based protein.
Human DNA Spliced into Mice Caused Them to Grow Abnormally Large Brains, Revealing Clues to Evolution of Intelligence Ryan Whalen·May 16, 2025Genetic scientists have spliced human DNA into mice, resulting in rodents with increased brain mass, offering new clues to human evolution.
“Kill Switch” Successfully Inserted into Genetically Engineered Organisms Christopher Plain·February 17, 2022A “kill-switch” which causes genetically engineered organisms to self-destruct has been successfully inserted into a custom-made microbe.
Army Researchers Wage Genetic Warfare on Disease Spreading Mosquitoes Tim McMillan·September 28, 2021New U.S. Army-funded research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals gene-editing techniques can be used...
The Pros and Cons of Animal Cloning Tim McMillan·February 25, 2021The Debrief takes a deep dive and looks at the varying pros and cons of animal cloning and genome editing of species.
