Good News in History, July 23

4 years ago today, China launched the Mission Tianwen-1, or “Heavenly Questions” to Mars, becoming the second nation to have a presence there. It was the first time a nation-state had ever launched an orbiter, lander, and rover all in the same mission, and the Chinese space program became the first in the world to […]

CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote

nnIn a scientific paper demonstrating multiple breakthroughs, scientists at Sydney and Liverpool have identified a commonly available blood thinner that doubles as an antidote to cobra venom.nnThe study relied on CRISPR gene modification technology to identify cells immune to snake venom and use them as case studies to figure out what would be the best […]