Six weeks ago, news broke that researchers had created the first genetically modified human embryo. Was it on CNN? The New York Times? No, it was in the Times of London, which, like every major British newspaper, maintains a special online section devoted to science. British editors and readers follow science in a way that too many Americans don’t. By the time Americans realize what’s going on, technology has run them over and moved on.
Why the Brits are way more up-to-date than Americans on science and technology. – By William Saletan – Slate Magazine
Six weeks ago, news broke that researchers had created the first genetically modified human embryo. Was it on CNN? The New York Times? No, it was in the Times of London, which, like every major British newspaper, maintains a special online section devoted to science. British editors and readers follow science in a way that too many Americans don’t. By the time Americans realize what’s going on, technology has run them over and moved on.
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