by Jin Wu | Jul 8, 2015 | Health, Science + Technology
Farm to fork, detecting the bacteria can be made easier, scientists say. COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Worried about food safety? Is salmonella a big deal for you? Better, faster ways of spotting it may be on the way. Researchers from universities and corporations...
by Yuan Gu | Jul 2, 2015 | Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – Recent movies, such as Ex Machina, may not be too far off in raising concerns about progress in creating superintelligent computers that could threaten humans by thinking faster, some top scientists said Tuesday. “If the system is better than you at...
by Siyao Long | Jun 30, 2015 | Science + Technology, Topics
BETHESDA, Md. — College students, high schoolers, even 8-year-olds competed to be named best submarine engineers in the 13th International Submarine Races at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division last week in Bethesda, Maryland. They design, build, and...
by Siyao Long | Jun 27, 2015 | Environment, Science + Technology, Topics, Washington Watchdogs
WASHINGTON — New advances in satellite mapping data could soon help analyze and fight droughts in California and the Southwestern U.S. by tracking the amount of water locked in soil. But problems in the design of the NASA program have caused temporary delays. NASA’s...
by Mary Lee | Jun 11, 2015 | Science + Technology
Doctors and researchers are excited about new therapies derived from the study of the human genome that hold the promise of curing multiple forms of cancer using the patients’ own DNA to undo cancer cells. The vast majority of new so-called precision medicine drugs...
by Mary Cirincione | May 26, 2015 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — The power of DNA evidence to put someone behind bars or keep an individual free is a staple of television shows like “Law & Order” and “CSI.” But not all DNA evidence is so straightforward. As justice races to keep pace with technology, new questions...
