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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Aerospace

The sci-fi plan to create artificial gravity on the moon, Mars

To create artificial gravity for off-world explorers, Japan plans to build spinning, cone-shaped facilities on the moon and Mars.

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CRISPR

“Soft CRISPR” is safer and could help cure more diseases

A new CRISPR system was far more effective and precise than CRISPR-Cas9 when tested in fruit flies.

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Clean Energy

Alternative batteries are solving the biggest problem in renewable energy

The world is overcoming the problem of renewable energy storage with batteries made of water, sand, and more.

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Coronavirus

FDA authorizes new COVID-19 vaccine — and it’s not like the others

The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for biotech company Novavax’s protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.

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CRISPR

CRISPR cure for high cholesterol enters first human trial

A trial testing a new CRISPR-based treatment to lower cholesterol has officially kicked off in New Zealand.

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Surgery

NYU performs two more pig-to-human heart transplants

Two pig-to-human heart transplants performed by surgeons at NYU Langone Health showed all the signs of success.

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Biology

New discoveries are rewriting the rulebook for regenerating limbs

Human limb regeneration is closer to reality thanks to new studies that refine our understanding of what mammals need to regrow body parts.

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Agriculture

Artificial photosynthesis lets us grow plants in total darkness

A new artificial photosynthesis technique could boost crop yields on existing farms or allow us to grow plants in new locations — like space.

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Transportation

This luxury solar electric car could go 7 months without recharging

Dutch startup Lightyear expects to begin delivering a $254,000 solar electric car to customers in November 2022.

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AR’s first great use: never get lost again

The tech behind an AR shopping app helping grocery store customers find items could one day help you navigate airports, museums, and more.

Kristin Houser