Process of Elimination
A look at the work and mission of scientists and conservationists proposing gene editing techniques to control animal population, and the potential ramifications of adopting their methods outside the laboratory.
How China is Rewriting the Book on Human Origins
Fossil finds in China lead to conflicting views of human origins.
How The DNA Revolution Is Changing Us
Recent advances in genetic science bring with them huge opportunities – correcting mutations that cause cystic fibrosis, editing pig genes for organ transplant to humans or mosquito genes to remove dangerous viruses are all avenues being explored right now, amongst many others. They also present extremely thorny ethical questions that will need to be answered very soon.
This Tiny Country Feeds the World
A look at the Netherlands’ highly successful national project to produce “twice as much food using half as many resources.”
When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong
A piece examining a simulation of life on Mars, taking place on a volcano in Hawaii. http://bit.ly/atlantic-mars
The Detective of Northern Oddities
A veterinary pathologist in Alaska is getting more and more unusual and troubling cases amongst her workload of deceased sea otters, wales and polar bears.
GeologyÕs Timekeepers Are Feuding
A rift in the group of geologists tasked with deciding geological eras and matching them to layers of rock raises questions about humanityÕs impact on the Earth and whether we deserve our own epoch_Ñ_the Anthropocene. http://bit.ly/atlantic-anthropocene