Collaborate Disseminate
Most millipedes are frauds – despite their name being Latin for “thousand feet,” they usually only have a few hundred at most. But a newly discovered species is the first to really earn its name with well over 1,000 legs, far more than any other creatu… Continue reading New species is first “true” millipede with over 1,000 legs
A huge new deposit of water has been discovered on Mars in a formation often called the Red Planet’s Grand Canyon. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has detected an area about the size of the Netherlands where water could make up as much as 40 percent of the… Continue reading Huge supply of subterranean water discovered in Mars’ Grand Canyon
Scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully used gene therapy to reverse a form of genetic hearing loss in mice. The team corrected a gene mutation that affects sensory hair cells in the inner ear, and the new jigsaw-like method could help improve gene therapy for other disorders.
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MRI is a powerful diagnostic tool, but the size and cost of the machinery limits where it can be used. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have now developed a more compact and affordable MRI system, which uses a much smaller magnetic field… Continue reading Mobile MRI machine detects brain disorders at a fraction of the cost
Modern medicine is locked in an arms race against antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” A new treatment may give us the upper hand again by knocking out enzymes that bacteria use to defend themselves against the drugs.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sci… Continue reading Mimic molecule distracts superbugs to help old antibiotics work again
Data from a comprehensive study into Thwaites Glacier is painting a bleak picture. An international research team has found that a protective ice shelf will likely collapse within five years, which will speed up the destabilization of the West Antarcti… Continue reading Thwaites Glacier’s critical ice shelf could collapse within five years
Is there microbial life floating around in the clouds of Venus? Scientists have long pondered this question and soon we may get some answers. A new report outlines the Venus Life Finder Missions, starting with a cloud-skimming mission in 2023 to search… Continue reading 2023 mission to Venus will skim the acidic clouds for signs of life
Lab-grown mini-organs are advancing at an incredible rate, opening up new ways for scientists to model biology, diseases and new treatments. In a new study, scientists have created the most advanced stomach organoids so far, composed of three cell type… Continue reading Most advanced lab-grown mini-stomachs now produce acid
It sounds like gothic horror, but studies have shown that giving elderly mice transfusions of blood plasma from younger mice can rejuvenate their cells, reversing some of the effects of aging. In a new study, researchers from the University of Pittsbur… Continue reading “Young blood” particles that help old mice fight aging identified
It may not be the headline star of the climate change discussion, but nitrous oxide (N2O) is still a potent greenhouse gas – and now it looks like we may have underestimated how much is being released. A new study has identified the thawing Siberian pe… Continue reading New source of potent greenhouse gas emissions identified in permafrost