Megan Molteni – Page 27

February 27, 2017

A Bizarre Bacteria Could Be the Key to Controlling Mosquitoes

For 50 years, scientists have known that Wolbachia can cause sterility in mosquitoes and other insects. But now they finally understand exactly how it works. The post A Bizarre Bacteria Could Be the Key to Controlling Mosquitoes appeared first on WIRED.

February 23, 2017

What, You Can’t Tell Two Lemurs Apart? Computers Can

New software that sees spots and stripes are helping biologists track animals in the wild without the tranquilizer guns and radio collars. The post What, You Can’t Tell Two Lemurs Apart? Computers Can appeared first on WIRED.

February 22, 2017

The Long-Shot Bid to Put Crispr in the Hands of the People

Legal experts are filing a petition. They want the federal government to step in and bring Crispr back to the people. The post The Long-Shot Bid to Put Crispr in the Hands of the People appeared first on WIRED.

February 19, 2017

Old-Guard Archivists Keep Federal Data Safer Than You Think

Long before Trump, open government and open data evangelists had been preserving all kinds of data collected and stored by the government. The post Old-Guard Archivists Keep Federal Data Safer Than You Think appeared first on WIRED.

February 14, 2017

Mail-Order STD Tests Make Sharing Results as Easy as Sending a Snap

But they might have more of an impact on testing companies' bottom lines than on antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea rates. The post Mail-Order STD Tests Make Sharing Results as Easy as Sending a Snap appeared first on WIRED.

February 13, 2017

Diehard Coders Just Saved All of NASA’s Earth Science Data

Hackers are building up robust systems to monitor changes to government websites. And they're keeping track of data that's already been removed. The post Diehard Coders Just Saved All of NASA's Earth Science Data appeared first on WIRED.

February 9, 2017

Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip

For the first time, 2-D biochips are colliding with 3-D mini-organs—and together they're making some of the best organ simulations ever. The post Scientists Are Trading In Lab Mice for Hundreds of Mini-Brains on a Chip appeared first on WIRED.

February 7, 2017

770,000 Tubes of Spit Help Map America’s Great Migrations

With their massive database of DNA, Ancestry has mapped how culture and geography has shaped the genetic structure of the US population over the last 200 years. The post 770,000 Tubes of Spit Help Map America's Great Migrations appeared first on WIRED.

February 5, 2017

Inside the Race to Invent a Fish-Free Fish Food

Fish farms are supposed to be a sustainable replacement for ocean fishing—but most of them rely on fish-based feed. Enter science. The post Inside the Race to Invent a Fish-Free Fish Food appeared first on WIRED.

February 1, 2017

Moving Patient Data Is Messy, But Blockchain Is Here to Help

Blockchain technologies aren't just for crytpocurrency anymore. Researchers and corporations are turning to them for a very different business: healthcare. The post Moving Patient Data Is Messy, But Blockchain Is Here to Help appeared first on WIRED.