Gene Therapy Cures Blindness
Picture: Ahmed Sinan, CC-BY Gene therapy has been found to restore eyesight in patients with Choroideremia, a previously incurable inherited disease which progresses throughout an individual's life, resulting in blindness. New Scientist reports that
Netflix Announce New Series Based on Marco Polo
Netflix have announced that a new series based on the epic adventures of Marco Polo, a kinetic tale of high politics, masterful manipulation and deadly warfare among clashing empires, will premiere exclusively for its members in
Down with This Sort of Thing: TD Calls for Crackdown on “Open Source Browsers”
Fine Gael TD Patrick O'Donovan has discovered that our way of life is under threat from anonymous internet users and their nasty "open source" browsers. But never fear, gentle citizens, he's on the case. Fine
R.I.P. Pilot Season – Why Technology is Making TV Better
Move over broadcast TV - the Internet is changing your industry! On Sunday, Robin Wright won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Claire Underwood in House of
Let the Wookiee Take Your Photo
Actor Peter Mayhew played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars movies. He also took pictures - about 1200 pictures in fact! And he's caused something of a stir on the internet in the last few days
Jump Will Keep You Juiced!
Native Union only needed $40,000 to fund their Kickstarter project for a battery-booster built into a USB cable - but they've already cleared $137,000 in a matter of hours and there's still 30 days to go!