Algorithms Can Bioengineer Cells for You

Summary: Berkeley Lab scientists develop a tool that could drastically speed up the ability to design new biological systems Original author and publication date: DOE Science News Source - September 24, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note:…

Data Literacy vs Data Fluency

Summary: You Need to Be Data Literate, Not Data Fluent Original author and publication date: Shelly Palmer - September 26, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: Literacy and numeracy are no longer enough. Data literacy is also…

Scientist claim to find first-ever planet in another…

Summary: A team of scientists says it’s spotted what might be the first-known exoplanet in an entirely different galaxy. Original author and publication date: Dan Robitzski - September 24, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's Note: If we…

Twinkling, star-shaped brain cells may hold the key…

Summary: A new study published in the journal Current Biology suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be as important to the regulation of sleep as neurons, the brain's nerve cells. Original author…

NASA and US Space Force team up for…

Summary: NASA and the United States Space Force are banding together for the future of human spaceflight. Original author and publication date: Chelsea Gohd - September 24, 2020 Futurizonte Editor's note: Science fiction is becoming…

Pandemic: a time for humanity to change its…

Summary: The present is what the ancient Greeks regarded as “kairos”, the opportune moment to respond to the constraints of the “zeitgeist” (the spirit of the times). Original writer and publication date: India New England…