BlogHide Resteemsmjpdejong (29)in science • 8 years agoCuring Cancer by DNA Engineering: The first trial will be next month!The new genome editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 will be used in human patients for the first time. A Chinese group of scientist have permission to enroll patients with non-small cell lung cancer for…mjpdejong (29)in science • 8 years ago10,000 Human Genomes, Deeply Examined by the Craig Venter InstituteJ. Craig Venter his next big achievent I have considered it my job to report some of the scientific news I find interesting. It is currently far from popular on Steemit, but I just not happen to be…mjpdejong (29)in technology • 8 years agoTechnology: Smallest harddisk that writes 500 Terabits per square inch (Tbpsi)The University of Delft pushed the limits of datastorage to the level of atoms. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) was used to push around chlorine atoms over a raster of copper atoms. The team of…mjpdejong (29)in science • 8 years agoNASA Mission: DNA Sequencing in SpaceAt this very moment the SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft is on it's way to dock the International Space Station. Part of the cargo is a tiny DNA sequencer, called the MinION, which will be used to…