Above: Is China Making Smarter Babies Using Genetic Engineering?
One of the most advanced genomics institutes in the world is working hard to create a new generation of super smart kids. So how smart are we talking about, and what might this mean for future generations of babies and children? Trace uses his own super powerful brain and finds out.
Above: Did We Just Find The Ninth Planet In Our Solar System?
Astronomers believe they may have found a ninth planet in our solar system.
Above: Doctors Cure Baby Of HIV (The Virus That Causes AIDS).
Doctors think they have cured a baby of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) for the first time in human history. Anthony walks us through the details of this potential and incredible medical breakthrough in the field of immunology.
Above: Human Raises Lions: Are Lions The New Endangered Species?
Above: Design Your Own Baby: Patent Granted.
Genetics company 23andMe was just granted a patent on a technology that allows you to design a child in the same way you might design a car or a house. Is this really the future of baby making? And if so, is designing babies a good or bad scientific development?
Above: Can This Jellyfish Live Forever? Turritopsis dohrnii: The Immortal Jellyfish.
There is a jellyfish in Japan that is able to reverse the aging process, and it might be able to live forever. Tara explains how this process works, and what humans are hoping to gain from studying this unique creature.
Above: Can Gene Therapy Cure Blindness? Gene Therapy Helping The Blind To See For The First Time.
Over the past decade, researches have been testing gene therapy on blind dogs in an attempt to restore vision. Six patients in Oxford had this same treatment done, and they’re reportedly cured. Join Trace as he shines some light on the steps scientists have taken to get to this point, and questions if gene therapy can ultimately be the cure for blindness. Continue reading
