Every once in a (long) while a book comes out that rips the zeitgeist, shining on like a crazy diamond. Age of Anger, by Pankaj Mishra, author of the also-seminal From the Ruins of Empire, might as well be the latest avatar. Think of this book as the ultimate (conceptual) lethal weapon in the hearts and…
Breakfast at McDonald’s has left two French soldiers, who are part of the counter-terrorism Operation Sentinelle, without their assault rifles and ammunition, local press reports. The robbery comes amid an extended state of emergency in France. Weapons from the soldiers’ car were stolen on Thursday afternoon in the La Vespilliere area in the country’s northwest,…
Yep you read that right. Scientists have created the first human-pig chimera. Chimera is a fancy name for hybrid – the embryo concerned has both human and pig DNA. Why you might ask, what’s the point? Well, scientists are hoping to create animals that can shed light on the potential of stem cells in early…
