Science is full of questions that keep you awake at night.
Why does time only move in one direction? What is consciousness, and could a machine ever truly have it? Is our universe the only one? What does the genetic code written into every cell of your body actually say about who you are and where you came from?
These questions are the reason Web News For Us exists.
About the Author
Baryon is the founder and editor of Web News For Us. More about the publication itself is on the About Us page.
His main subject is genetics: how genes work, how they are read and edited, and what the evidence shows. He also writes about space and physics, artificial intelligence, and the lives of the scientists whose ideas the site explains.
How He Works
Each article starts from a question and the primary record that can answer it: the original papers, the trial registry, the data release or the filing. Every figure is dated and linked to its source. Where a public database can settle a point, he counts it himself and states the method, so readers can rerun the count.
Each article ends with an evidence ledger grading its key claims by the strength of their evidence. The full standards are on the Editorial Policy page.
Selected Findings
Counts made for these articles, each with its method set out in the article:
- What Is CRISPR? ClinicalTrials.gov lists 149 registered CRISPR studies; 20 have been completed, and 63 have been terminated, withdrawn, suspended or gone silent.
- Epigenetics: a search of ClinicalTrials.gov on 9 October 2026 returned 1,641 registered epigenetics studies; 617 involve cancer, 172 involve ageing, and the epigenetic clock appears in just 50.
- The 2026 Physics Nobel and IceCube: arXiv holds 1,226 papers with “IceCube” in the title; the odd-year spikes are conference proceedings, and other output has held near 40 to 64 papers a year since 2013.
- Genetic algorithms: arXiv papers with “genetic algorithm” in the title rose from 30 in 2010 to 105 in 2025, the highest year on record.
The Record So Far
As of 15 October 2026, the 60 articles on this site carry 1,112 source entries, link to 586 distinct DOI-registered papers and make 1,226 links to 183 outside sites. The most-linked destinations are journal DOIs, arXiv, the Nobel Prize archive and ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Disclaimer
The content on Web News For Us is published for educational and informational purposes. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy and currency, readers are encouraged to consult primary scientific sources for matters of critical importance.