Despite happening (thankfully) just once in real life, nuclear warfare has long been a staple element of science fiction. Popular depictions of nuclear conflict—from biographic thrillers like Oppenheimer to imagined disasters like The Day After—reflect the understanding that its consequences would be irreversible and catastrophic to modern society. Unsurprisingly, nuclear warfare and its potential repercussions […]
The FDA Just Approved the First CRISPR-Edited Pigs for Food
Who’s up for some CRISPR-y bacon? This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved gene-edited pigs developed by PIC, a biotechnology company specializing in livestock genetics, for human consumption. The FDA granted the approval Wednesday, allowing a specific gene edit to be used in commercially bred pigs. With the help of CRISPR—a powerful gene editing […]
Larry Ellison’s $500 Million Vertical Farming Startup Is Struggling to Grow
Larry Ellison is probably best known for being the founder and CEO of Oracle and a close confidant of President Trump. But he’s also spent years quietly building a vertical farming startup. And after a lot of time and nearly $500 million in investment, the company is still struggling to take off, with its early […]