IT SOUNDS like science fiction, and for years it seemed as though it was just that: fiction. But the idea of gene therapy—introducing copies of healthy genes into people who lack them, to tr... Read more
Transport, logistics, and office roles most likely to come under threat Nearly half of U.S. jobs could be susceptible to computerization over the next two decades, a study from the Oxford Ma... Read more
A major step towards the large-scale production of silks with tailor-made properties Oxford University researchers have harnessed the natural defence mechanism of silkworms, which causes par... Read more
They estimate that the cost of the system can be brought down from its current £5,000 to only £100 (US$155). Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group (MRG) has developed an autonomous navig... Read more
A new galactic game launches today that lets citizen scientists identify the glowing clouds where future stars will be born. The online experience, called Clouds, is a new addition to the Mi... Read more
The shrubs that are already there are transforming into trees in just a few decades In just a few decades shrubs in the Arctic tundra have turned into trees as a result of the warming Arctic... Read more
What if a drug could improve learning and cognition and had no untoward medical consequences? Wouldn’t it be justified to make it widely available? A group of scientists concluded three year... Read more
Aiming for 80% efficacy in the next four years Team of researchers at Oxford University develop new malaria vaccine, which is labelled ‘very exciting.’ A team of researche... Read more