‘Cleansed’: New documentary explores the question: ‘If we clean ourselves, can we clean the world?’
‘Cleansed’: New documentary explores the question: ‘If we clean ourselves, can we clean the world?’
From producer/director Kip Ansersen, co-creator of the Netflix hits ‘Cowspiracy’, ‘What The Health’, ‘Seaspiracy’, and ‘Christspiracy’, comes the new investigative documentary ‘Cleansed’. What began as an investigation into what’s getting inside us became an exploration of our bodies, our habits, our choices, and our connection to the world around us. CLEANSED FILM: From producer/director Kip Ansersen, co-creator of the Netflix hits ‘Cowspiracy’, ‘What The Health’, ‘Seaspiracy’, and ‘Christspiracy’, comes the new investigative documentary ‘Cleansed’. The film is about what’s getting inside us, whether we can get it out, and what happens when we do? What began as an investigation into what’s […]
TAKE NAMES: Animal rights group releases new video showing university experiments on infant monkeys
TAKE NAMES: Animal rights group releases new video showing university experiments on infant monkeys
The video released by animal rights group PETA reveals, for the first time, filmed experiments at the University of Washington’s National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC). After prenatal exposure to a neurotoxin, newborn monkeys were subjected to neurological tests to investigate whether exposure to domoic acid in the womb had damaged their brains. With electrodes attached to their heads, the baby monkeys appear distressed as they clutch blankets, suck their fingers, screech, and jerk as experimenters shave their heads and test their reflexes and memory. The monkeys were killed after the experiments were concluded. THE GUARDIAN: Footage released by the animal-rights group […]
WAR HOUNDS: New company to genetically engineer ‘war dogs’, arm them with high-tech gear
WAR HOUNDS: New company to genetically engineer ‘war dogs’, arm them with high-tech gear
Bioscience start-up ‘Warhound ‘aims to use its technology to genetically engineer dogs with ‘characteristics suited to demanding missions’. It believes dogs can be genetically altered ‘for things like speed and agility or enhance olfactory sensors for bomb sniffing”. The company will edit the dogs’ genes, adding ones that will improve performance and removing ones that will not, to create ‘a new type of dog.’ Meanwhile, partner company ‘Anduril ‘will provide software and hardware, such as protection vests and goggles, to assist the dogs and their handlers with situational awareness and coordination. TECH-CRUNCH: Bioscience company Warhound, is backed by $200 million in […]
