✂️ New CRISPR technique makes gene editing much safer
Scientists have created a new version of CRISPR gene editing that makes 60 times fewer errors than before.
🗳️ Ghana's democracy shows stability over 30 years
Ghana has held uninterrupted and peaceful elections since the return to democracy in 1992, with four power transitions between political parties.
🧬 For the first time: Gene therapy slows Huntington's disease by 75%
The study shows that patients who received high doses had fewer symptoms and produced 8.2 percent less of a protein that indicates dying nerve cells.
🥣 80 million more children now receive meals at school
Low-income countries have increased the number of children receiving school meals by 60 percent in just the past two years.
🚜 Agricultural land decreasing globally for the first time
The world's agricultural land peaked in the early 2000s and has been declining since then.
🅾️ Biotech company develops blood type that fits all patients
RedC Biotech develops technology to produce universal red blood cells that can be transfused to all patients. The technology eliminates the need for blood donors by cultivating blood cells from stem cells in large bioreactors.
📉 Tuberculosis medicine cheapest ever - enables treatment of thousands more
The money saved equals 71,000 additional bedaquiline courses.
👩💻 Almost ten percent of the world's population uses ChatGPT
ChatGPT had 700 million users per week in July 2025 The gender gap has disappeared – from 80 percent male users to 48 percent in June 2025
🐸 Researchers successfully breed rare mountain frogs for first time
Seven frogs have been released into the wild at Tooloom National Park as part of a conservation project. The researchers have replicated the frogs' unusual habitat with correct temperature, substrate, plants and sound to enable breeding.