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What Will the Electric Ford F-150 Do For The Future of Electric Vehicles?

May 31, 2021 by Sage Edwards

President Biden was seen test driving the new Ford F-150 electric pick up truck earlier this week in Dearborn Michigan. Companies are racing to produce their electric pick up trucks (Tesla, Ford, General Motors, and Chevy all have plans to… [read]

The Environmental Impact of Salmon Farming

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The company Tassal has plans to build an 80 hectare salmon farm with 28 large ocean cages filled with hundreds of thousands of salmon, along the coast of Tasmania. Many along the coast are concerned about the environmental implications of… [read]

Glyphosate Exposure Increases Risk for Preterm Birth, Study Shows

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

A new study by the University of Michigan suggests that exposure to glyphosate and AMPA significantly increases the risk for preterm births. The study was published in Environmental Health Perspective and found that the presence of glyphosate in women’s urine… [read]

Biometrics May Allow Us to Get Back To Normal Sooner, but Many are Concerned About Privacy

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live everyday life drastically, so it’s no surprise that as we try to return to some semblance of normal, many people are questioning how that will work. One of the current questions… [read]

23andMe’s Study Draws Links between Covid-19 and Our Genetics

May 25, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Last spring as Covid-19 began making its way through the population 23andMe began a study to answer the question “who’s likely to get sick, or to get very sick?” A common problem with studies like this is finding enough participants,… [read]

Oxitec Releases First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in the U.S

May 18, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 17, 2021

Oxitec, the biotech firm released the first round of genetically modified mosquitoes at the end of April. This is the first time in the U.S that genetically modified mosquitoes have been released. Previously the modified Aedes aegypti modified mosquitoes have… [read]

What Will Vaccine Passports Lead to?

May 17, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: May 17, 2021

Russell Brand shared his thoughts on the prospect of vaccine passports in a recent video while examining some of the problems with tracking those who are vaccinated. One of the biggest problems with the vaccine passport is how the vaccine… [read]