Daily Archives: 04/16/2012
Biotechnology Timeline: Important Events And Discoveries In Biotechnology
1977: The Age of biotechnology arrives with “somatostatin” – a human growth hormone-releasing inhibitory factor, the first human protein manufactured in bacteria by Genentech, Inc. A synthetic, recombinant gene was used to clone a protein for the first time. 1978: … Continue reading
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and the Aliens Conundrum – Part II
(1) How can we tell the artificial from the natural? How can we be sure to distinguish Alien artifacts from naturally-occurring objects? How can we tell apart with certainty Alien languages from random noise or other natural signals? (2) If … Continue reading
Smarter Ways To Teach Math
Schools across the country have found new ways to make math add up for students-and the country’s most recent “report card” is showing the results of that hard work. According to the U.S. Department of Education, a study called the … Continue reading
Eugenics and the Future of the Human Species
“It is clear that modern medicine has created a serious dilemma … In the past, there were many children who never survived – they succumbed to various diseases … But in a sense modern medicine has put natural selection out … Continue reading