Monthly Archives: September 2022

How we’ll transplant tiny organ-like blobs of cells into people

To the naked eye, organoids aren’t much to look at. They’re basically tiny blobs. Closer inspection reveals their true complexity: these lab-grown balls of cells can resemble miniature organs. So far, organoids have mostly been used for research. But teams have started transplanting them into animals with the hope of curing disease. Humans are next—albeit…

Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon

Arnaud Mesureur / Unsplash There was major news in the cryptocurrency world earlier this month: On September 15, the Ethereum community successfully pulled off what’s known as The Merge, moving the Ethereum blockchain validation mechanism away from the energy-intensive proof-of-work method. From now on, Ethereum will use the significantly greener and less resource-intensive proof-of-stake method. …