Forty years ago today, Stanford Research Institute engineer Douglas Engelbart introduced one of the most revolutionary products of the modern day: the computer mouse. Since its debut, no other computer input device has been more ubiquitous, next to the keyboard. And its existence transformed the computer’s accessibility and user experience, helping to catapult the PC into countless homes around the world. (more…)

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania believe they have found a way to pass on immunity to HIV/AIDS–a rare genetic anomaly possessed by an extremely lucky few–by altering your genes.

Essentially, HIV infects the body by “pulling itself into” T-cells, which fight off infection, rendering the body unable to protect itself from disease and other viruses, says Wired.com. To do this, HIV latches on to a protein on the cell called CCR5. By altering the genetic make-up of a person’s T-cells and reinserting them into the body, HIV has no way to destroy their immune system. (more…)