Our Christmas trees are genetically selected, pathogenically resistant, and pleasantly triangular due to scientific intervention.
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Supplementing for the Future
Pregnant women supplement their diet with folic acid for their children’ brains, vitamin D for their children’s bones, iron for their children’s blood. Now, one more ingredient may be added to the list – phosphatidylcholine for social and attentive children with lower chances of mental illness later in life.
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Its creators claim that Soylent is all nutrition, no junk, and no doing dishes. Here's what actual users think about its flavor and its implications for food consumption.
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The history of science is full of examples of discovery, both intentional and accidental. But how do scientists study subject matter incapable of being explained by simple models? And additionally, if science can produce favorable results (say, in the clinic), to what extent does it matter whether or not the results can be fully explained? Here, Siddhant Iyer outlines the ways in which scientists may study as-of-yet unexplained phenomena and argues for a framework involving the use of complex models while also acknowledging limitations.