by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
In 2020, GNN reported that CRISPR gene editing technology was being used to develop a medicine for beta-thalassemia, a genetically-inherited blood disorder. Now though, another medicine—a ‘cure’—has already been used to treat a young girl, and more individuals are...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Mexico, a captive-breeding program for one of the world’s most endangered amphibians has successfully released 18 individuals into suitable habitat. The scientists behind the project found that all 18 survived after being recaptured, and even gained weight and made...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
While driving through rural Iowa at dusk, Kurt Massimilla and his family experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter—spotting not one, but two rare albino deer. The Dubuque-area residents witnessed a rare incident— with some estimates placing the odds of...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
This week marks Teacher Appreciation Week, and we can’t think of a better role model than this preschool teacher who spotted a developmental quirk in a little boy who was then able to get early treatment for a serious and rare condition. Every child is unique in terms...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
An Ohio music conductor dealing with Parkinson’s disease was fitted with a ‘pacemaker for the brain’ allowing him to control his tremors and lead his orchestra once again. Rand Laycock was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 11 years, just before his 60th birthday, after going...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. The research from Washington State University and APIX Biosciences in Belgium details successful trials where nutritionally stressed colonies,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
An adopted woman met her two sisters for the first time in 44 years—after hiring a private detective to track down her birth family. Magda Berg hired the detective after her own 20-year search hit a dead end. She paid $1,300 and had the names and addresses of her...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
A revolutionary new antidote neutralizes the venom of 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes, including the black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes. Researchers used antibodies from a human donor with a “hyper-immunity” to snake venom to develop the most broadly...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Tech Crunch comes the story of a trash-sorting robot that just got massive financial backing to improve America’s recycling infrastructure. Recycling is a difficult industry, as consumers pay little attention to things they throw out, and recycling labor is an...
