The Polestar Engineered Volvo S60 T8 Will be Extremely Rare in America

We’d like to apologize if our articles previewing the Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered got you excited about the American-made model because you probably won’t get to lay your greasy little hands on one. Volvo previously stated that the special sedans would only be available in extremely limited quantities. We assumed that meant the manufacturer would […]

Volvo S60, V60, XC60 T8 models will get a Polestar Engineered trim

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The future is here: Genetically engineered stem cells save a patient

The pink layer in the image is the extracellular matrix, which helps the epidermis stay attached to the underlying dermis. (credit: University of Chicago) The genetic disorder epidermolysis bullosa is the stuff of nightmares. The epidermis contains the cells that form our body’s boundary with the outside world; in epidermolysis bullosa, they lose their ability […]

Newly engineered antibody could kill off 99% of HIV strains

CDC/public domain Research carried out by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with pharmaceutical firm Sanofi has produced an antibody capable of attacking 99 percent of HIV strains. The International Aids Society has heralded the finding as an “exciting breakthrough.” The human body has difficulty fighting HIV because of the way that […]

Engineered algae puts half of its carbon into fats for biofuels

Enlarge / This raceway pond is used for continuous growth of biofuel-producing microbes. (credit: RFE Renewable Fuel & Energy/Sandia National Lab) There’s an inherent tension in convincing organisms to produce fuel for us. To grow and thrive, the organism has to direct its energy into a variety of chemicals—proteins, fats, DNA, and more. But for […]

Why Marvel Can’t Fail: How Marvel Studios Engineered Your Loyalty

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has five mid-credit scenes. If that seems like overkill, you aren’t thinking like Marvel or like most Marvel fans. The post-credits tease has been a clear marketing strategy – disguised perfectly as extra entertainment – ever since Samuel L. Jackson promised to bring Tony Stark (and us) into the Avenger […]

These Genetically Engineered Super Pigs Could Protect Your Bacon From Viral Disease 

These piglets could be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year. Image: Laura Dow, The Roslin Institute For pig farmers, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome is a disaster. Once dubbed the “mystery swine disease,” it emerged in the late 1980’s on farms in Europe and the US and spread rapidly, […]