The information was published in China in the Beijing National Science Review on March 27 and revealed to the world by the MIT Review today, April 10. Chinese geneticists are believed to have succeeded in introducing copies of a human gene suspected of playing a role in the development of the brain of monkeys.
PlusAs an important international meeting is being held in Geneva to lay the foundations for peace in space, Star Trek-style boot noises are being heard. Washington accuses Russia and China of an arms race in space. An escalation whose risk
PlusYou are ready to go on holiday, your luggage is packed, your rooms are booked; there is only one problem: the government has cancelled your tickets. This is happening in China and tens of millions of Chinese people are being punished because their "social credit score" has been "too high".
PlusThe information had been around the world last November. A Chinese researcher, Jiankui He, alone in his laboratory, reportedly delivered the first two genetically modified babies. Using the CRISPR molecular scissors, he would have intervened on certain genes to prevent these babies from getting HIV.
PlusFifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the Moon, our natural satellite is once again arousing interest and excitement. On January 2, China landed its Chang'e-4 module on the far side of the Moon. A historic first on this unexplored side
PlusThanks to CRISPR, this Chinese researcher was able, almost alone, to produce genetically modified babies. The information went around the world in just a few hours: a Chinese researcher announced this week that he had been able to deliver two genetically modified babies. A world premiere that has propelled
PlusIn China, Western pharmaceutical multinationals still have a bright future ahead of them. But beware of the local industry, which no longer wants to confine itself to subcontracting and generics, but is in turn banking on quality and innovation. With a local pharmaceutical market estimated at 106 billion euros
Plus"China is poised to become a science and technology superpower," the Washington Post said following the release of the U.S. National Science Board (NSB) science and technology indicators in January 2018. These figures speak for themselves. In 2017, China surpassed for the
PlusThe World Health Organization (WHO) is about to introduce, for the first time, traditional Chinese medicine into the world pharmacopoeia. This decision comes after several decades of bitter battles between Asian and Western doctors. For many Western doctors, this decision is questionable and will have a major impact.
PlusChina has mastered new technologies and is becoming a leader in this field before our very eyes. Big data, facial recognition and predictive algorithms no longer hold any secrets for the Chinese; they have become masters of them. In other countries, the development of new technologies is being done to improve
PlusOn Friday 25 May, the European General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data (GDPSR) will enter into force throughout the European Union. A text that has been hard fought to preserve the personal data of Internet users. Despite this progress, the vast majority of French people still feel unsafe in the digital world.
PlusChinese scientists are not always bothered by ethical issues and are forcibly moving forward with genetic editing. The molecular scissors CRISPR no longer holds any secrets for them and they use it without complex to transform living organisms. This is what a team of scientists has just achieved by modifying the molecular scissors CRISPR.
PlusChinese workers are the most monitored in the world. Even their emotions are controlled in real time
May 1st is Labour Day! On this occasion, we make the bridge, we take a rest or we parade. You grumble a little or a lot against your employer, but compared to what happens in China, you can consider yourself very happy. You probably have
PlusAccording to experts from the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea, short-distance journeys on French roads will increase by 29% by 2050, leading to an increase in traffic jams and air pollution. The French government is beginning to realise the environmental impact that this increase in traffic will have on the environment.
PlusChina has resolutely embraced new technologies. We often talk about it in our columns. It wants to establish itself as a world leader, dethroning Americans and Europeans alike. But these very advanced technologies are not only intended to improve the lives of its citizens and competitiveness.
PlusChina has an air pollution problem. Very serious. The Chinese people are suffocating under pollution and serious illnesses can be counted in the millions. A veritable hecatomb against which the government wants to use all the means at its disposal. Among them, the use of the army to plant trees to improve the quality of the air...
PlusIn the wonderful world of the rich countries, the consumption at all costs, the programmed obsolescence of the least of our devices, our appetite to possess more and more ... hide a shadow that we hide carefully. We produce mountains of waste and don't know what to do with it. The solution so far
PlusA new report positions China as the world leader in renewable energy investment. The country spent $44 billion on clean energy projects worldwide in 2017. China continues to be an irresistible force in renewable energy. A new
PlusIt now seems certain that Artificial Intelligence is going to become a main driver of economic development. Most technology companies place it at the heart of their activities. China no longer wants to be the world's factory. It now wants to be the leader in AI, which has become a
PlusIt is no exaggeration to say that we are living in an era of renewed space exploration. The Moon, in particular, has become the focus of increasing attention in recent years. In addition to President Trump's recent directive to NASA to return to the Moon,
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