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Category Archives: Science News
Active Volcano on Venus: Before and After Images
Venus is dead as a doornail as far as life is concerned. Life as we know it, at any rate, and already I’m drifting off-topic. Geologically, though, we’ve known that there’s still metaphorical life in Venus. Or was, until very … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, geology, history, planets, science, Solar planets, space exploration
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Peril in Orion! Beware Betelgeuse?
Betelgeuse, the bright red star in Orion’s right shoulder, is a semiregular variable star, with small periods of 185 days and 2,100 days and a main period of around 400 days. It will explode at any moment, and we’re right … Continue reading
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Edited Twins, Genetic Engineering and Bioethics
Gene-editing rules showed up in my news feed last Monday. So, indirectly, did genetically-edited twins who, as far as I know, are still alive. If I’d known how little I’d be able to verify about Dr. He Jiankui’s famous (or … Continue reading
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Posted in Discursive Detours, Journal, Science News
Tagged bioethics, ethics, faith, genetics, health, life issues, medicine, science
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