Woman Documents Fixing the Wing of a Live Monarch Butterfly Using Household Items
Romy McCloskey, a professional costume designer from Texas who also raises monarch butterflies as a hobby, recently received a lot of praise online, after a series of photos of her using household items to fix the deformed wing of one of her butterflies went viral. McCloskey apparently started raising monarch butterflies and releasing them into the […]
Hong Kong Startup Turns Concrete Water Pipes into Stylish Micro-Houses
The tiny house movement has taken off over the past decade as urban developers have had to find creative solutions to soaring property prices worldwide. James Law Cybertecture of Hong Kong has joined this trend with their newly released Opod Tube House, made from repurposed concrete pipe. Hong Kong, one of the most populous cities […]
This $850,000 Gene Therapy Injection Is the Most Expensive One-Time Dose Medicine Ever Made
A new and first-of-its-kind gene therapy treatment for inherited blindness, called Luxturna, was approved by the FDA last month. The groundbreaking medication, however, comes with the staggering cost of USD 850,000, making it one of the most expensive treatments in the world, and placing it far beyond the means of most patients. Spark Therapeutics, the […]