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HHS Unveils Policy To End Funding For 'Dangerous Gain-Of-Function Research' Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on July 28 unveiled a new policy that would end federal support for "dangerous gain-of-function research," an experiment in which scientists genetically modify an organism to enhance its characteristics. Workers next to a cage with mice inside the P4 laboratory in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on Feb. 23, 2017. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images In a statement, HHS said the policy would prohibit federal funding for dangerous...

The Department of War is preparing for President Donald Trump to order an attack on Iran.  Two officials speaking with Reuters said the military is gearing up for weeks of sustained combat. Trump has threatened to attack Iran if Tehran does not agree to a deal with the US.  The US and Israel are demanding […]

5th Small Modular Reactor Validated Since June, Poised For Mass Production Another small nuclear reactor has achieved “criticality,” marking the fifth new reactor type to be certified as operationally viable in the United States since June, after none were certified for more than a half-century, as the nation’s “nuclear renaissance” quickly advances to commercial mass-production. Santa Clara, California-based Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor reached criticality on Aug. 5 at the company’s plant in Lockhart, Texas, and will produce isotopes for medicine, advanced manufacturing, scientific research, space exploration, and national security needs. Unlike...