AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar20 hours agoGeorge Washington family secrets revealed by DNA from unmarked 19th century gravesverified_publisherCNNSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin. …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar5 hours agoScientists Put Tardigrade Proteins Into Human Cells. Here's What Happened.verified_publisherScienceAlert - David NieldFreeze 'em, heat 'em, blast them into empty space; with survival skills unlike any other organism on the planet, those hardy critters known as …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar3 days agoCulprit behind Psoriasis RevealedGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Christina JacksonPsoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are forms of autoimmune disease. These types of diseases occur when the immune system attacks healthy cells after …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar4 days agoWhy we die: Lessons on genes from a lowly wormverified_publisherPopular Science - Venki RamakrishnanVenki Ramakrishnan, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, explores the science of aging. Excerpted from WHY WE DIE: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan with permission from William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. Copyright © 2024 by Venki …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar4 days agoDrug-Resistant Bacteria Stymied by AI-Designed AntibioticsGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhDStanford and McMaster University researchers created an artificial intelligence (AI) model to design molecules that inhibit the growth of …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar4 days agoThe blunder that changed chickens foreververified_publisherBBC News - BBC WorldThis is the story of how one mistake gave birth to the 50-billion-dollar US chicken industry. For most of history, chickens were kept for eggs, not meat. That all changed 100 years ago after this one error - capitalised upon by one very entrepreneurial American woman.
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoScientists reveal a major connection between vaccinations and Alzheimer's Diseasethebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitMore than 6 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and with an aging national population, this number is bound to rise. The search …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar4 days agoThe Engine That Drives Our Oceans Is Slowing—And That Could End Life as We Know ItPrevention - Susan LaheyThe collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation would drop temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere by a staggering 40 degrees …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaAvatarAvatar5 days agoExpert Warns 'Hot Tub Lung' Is a Real Condition – And So Are The Risksverified_publisherScienceAlert - Dan BaumgardtA friend of mine recently lost her security deposit at the holiday home she and her fellow hens were renting for a weekend. Why? Well, she dropped a …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoPrestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don't speak English to get published, study findsphys.org - Henry Arenas-CastroFor the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the actual production of knowledge continues to be a …
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis Mimouna6 days agoThese Venomous Spiders Are Invading North AmericaCrazy CreaturesThese massive spiders may not be native to North America, but they've recently found a new home in the New World.
AvatarMary Duckworth Demis MimounaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoTrees "Coughing" as They Fail to Capture Excess CO2verified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann"We found that trees in warmer, drier climates are essentially coughing instead of breathing." Wheeze Trees Trees are "coughing" as they're struggling …