Spider Sense Suit Helps You Literally Feel Oncoming Threats
When it comes to worldly threats, our eyes and intuition can only do so much.
When it comes to worldly threats, our eyes and intuition can only do so much.
Science is doing some crazy things in the world of genetics these days. Have you heard about the half goat, half spider?
Dragline silk, produced by spiders and used to catch them when they fall, is incomprehensibly strong for it’s weight. It’s stronger than kevlar used in bullet-proof vests. The possible uses are endless. The thing is, spiders are tough to gather and ‘farm for their silk.’ They produce a miniscule amount of this fiber, so we’re unable to harvest it to study and use.
That’s where the goats come into play. Using a form of DNA adjustment called synthetic biology, scientists have taken the gene associated with the production of dragline silk in spiders, and mixed it into the DNA that promotes milk production in goats. They can now obtain drastically more silk in a more controlled manner. Scientists are referring to this technique as advanced farming.
With the 2012 Presidential Election in full swing, it’s only fitting that we learn some obscure, lesser known facts about the candidates. Today we’ll review some unknown facts about President Barack Obama, and tomorrow, we’ll look at his challenger Willard “Mitt” Romney.
Not only are luminescent plants real, you can buy the seeds to plant one right now.
Could glowing plants one day be used to light up entire cities?
Charles Osborne is rolling over in his grave.
Thirteen year old Mallory Kievman from Connecticut has invented a remedy for one of the peskiest problems in recorded human history: the hiccup. Her brain child, Hiccupops, is on the fast track towards becoming stocked in first aid kits and hospitals nationwide, thanks to her victory at the Connecticut Invention Convention for kids.