#scientific-ethics

#scientific-ethics

For generations a massive iron meteorite sat in the Somali desert, becoming a landmark where children played and herders sharpened their knives. Then in 2020 a group of armed men arrived to steal it. The El Ali meteorite contains three minerals never before seen naturally on Earth, making it scientifically priceless. But its journey from Somalia to the black market, with some research along the way, raises uncomfortable questions.

The offspring of two male mice have had their own pups, but the invasive pseudoscience that achieved this result is nothing to celebrate.