Archive for the ‘Understandings about science and technology’ Category

  • GM Crops: How Hazardous?

    Do GM crops work as advertised? Do they kill only pest insects? Do they keep their modified genes to themselves? Or are they a hazard to the environment? Read the GM crop 10-year checkup.


    Thursday, May 4th, 2006
  • Bread for All: New Origin of Wheat!

    Was wheat tamed in 200 years or less? New information on the origin of agriculture in the Middle East shows the process may have taken millennia…


    Thursday, March 30th, 2006
  • Lovable Loot: Vaunted Vase Heads “Home”

    Museum returns a priceless classic vase to Italy. What’s at the root of obtaining ancient loot? Where should we draw the line? Does it make sense for big museums to keep artifacts, or should it all go back to source countries?


    Thursday, February 9th, 2006
  • Stomach in Silicon

    Want to watch a pill dissolve? The virtual stomach may be your best bet yet!


    Thursday, October 10th, 2002
  • Anthrax Receptor Found

    Anthrax receptor found, could lead to new, non-antibiotic treatment.


    Tuesday, October 23rd, 2001
  • DNA Fingerprinting: the How-to Manual

    How accurate is DNA fingerprinting, and how does it work? What are the standards for a solid identification?


    Thursday, January 25th, 2001
  • Long Live the Long-Lived Fruitfly

    Disabling a gene doubles the lifespan of a fruit fly — may act like caloric restriction.


    Friday, December 15th, 2000
  • Music as Science and Art

    Birdsong: Inspiration for Mozart? The chorus of frogs. Playing an ancient flute


    Thursday, June 22nd, 2000
  • Dead Sea Scrolls: Conservation Challenge

    How to restore the Dead Sea Scrolls? What if your treasure was a bunch of fading, brittle scrolls, written in three ancient languages, and that now exist on 100,000 fragments of dead-animal skin and papyrus? What if those scrolls contained the earliest written versions of the Old Testament?


    Friday, June 2nd, 2000
  • Genetically Modified Food

    Agricultural genetic engineering could change the equation between weeds, insects, toxic agricultural chemicals and yields. Is GM food a good idea?


    Thursday, April 23rd, 1998


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