A new type of carbon

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8/18/19 CRISPR enters its first human clinical trials The gene editor will be used in lab dishes in cancer and blood disorder trials, and to directly edit a gene in human eyes in a blindness therapy test. Read More LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star Shudders in the cosmos have revealed what’s likely the sad end of a neutron star — getting swallowed by a black hole. Read More Chemists have created and imaged a new form of carbon A new molecule takes its place among buckyballs, carbon nanotubes and other odd forms of carbon. Read More A planetary body may have smashed into Jupiter, creating its weird core A planetary body smashing into Jupiter may have jostled the gas giant’s insides during its formative years, creating the strange interior seen today. Read More A mussel poop diet could fuel invasive carp’s spread across Lake Michigan Asian carp, just a human-made waterway away from reaching Lake Michigan, could live in much more of the lake than previously thought. Read More Alzheimer’s targets brain cells that help people stay awake Nerve cells in the brain that are tied to wakefulness are destroyed in people with Alzheimer’s, a finding that may refocus dementia research. Read More Fluid in superdeep diamonds may be from some of Earth's oldest unchanged material Primordial rock deep in the mantle and dating to just after Earth’s formation could yield insights about the planet’s formation and evolution. Read More A new FDA-approved drug takes aim at a deadly form of tuberculosis The antibiotic could help tackle extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, which kills tens of thousands each year. Read More Engraved bones reveal that symbolism had ancient roots in East Asia Denisovans might have etched line patterns on two animal bone fragments more than 100,000 years ago in what’s now northern China. Read More Plants don’t have feelings and aren’t conscious, a biologist argues The rise of the field of “plant neurobiology” has this scientist and his colleagues pushing back.  Read More Privacy policy  |  Update Profile  | Manage Subscriptions  |   Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Society for Science & the Public 1719 N Street NW Washington, DC, 20036, US