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Scientists develop a new way to test autism & epilepsy treatments: Why traditional mice cannot explain complex human brain disordersScientists have implanted human brain organoids into specially engineered mice. These human cells survived and connected with the animals' ...- In 1947, the military sent fruit flies 67 miles into space to test radiation risks. 11 years later, NASA was founded in 1958, with animal flights underway in America now1947 mission was part of a larger American effort to understand whether living organisms could survive the journey into space. Beginning in...
- A Western diet could be feeding colon cancer through gut bacteria, new study revealsNew research reveals Western diets promote colon cancer through gut bacteria. These microbes convert bile acids into compounds that fuel tu...
- A bacteria may just determine how long you live says Duke University researchers: What is Akkermansia? Can certain foods trigger its growth?While bacteria may be looked upon with suspicion (not without justification!), how long you live, may well be determined by a bacteria. Kno...
- Humans’ survival secret may lie in a single gene; Scientists find subtle mutation may explain why other hominins vanishedA new study reveals a subtle genetic mutation in modern humans' brain chemistry, specifically affecting the ADSL enzyme. This mutation, uni...
- No mother needed: Scientists produce mice from two male parentsChinese scientists have created the first mice with two fathers to reach adulthood. This was achieved by reprogramming imprinted genes usin...
- Study shows stem cell therapy can be helpful in reducing Alzheimer's symptomsScientists at Stanford University have successfully transplanted stem cells into mice, resulting in a reduction of brain abnormalities asso...
- The story of the purple tomato - and why its success is a win for GM foodsAlthough genetically modified foods still get a bit of a bad rap, there are actually many good reasons why modifying an organism's genetics...
- Coronavirus does not directly cause loss of taste, it may happen during inflammationThe study also indicates that taste bud cells are not vulnerable to Covid.
- Researchers edit gene to reduce blood cholesterol levelsNew York, April 28 (IANS) Using the cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering technique, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, ha...
- Turns out, that humans may actually be able to taste waterScientists have known for a while that bugs and amphibians taste water.
- Burning more fat and less glucose may lead to diabetesThis finding opens the possibility of selecting the right time to exercise for losing body fat.
- Positive memories can relieve work-related stressScientists found that artificial reactivation of memories stored during a positive experience can suppress the effects of stress-induced de...
- Protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer foundResearchers from Imperial College London and colleagues in experiments in mice and human cells found that the protein promotes the prolifer...
- New drug may block sun-related skin ageingThe discovery was made possible when Granville was investigating the role of Granzyme B in atherosclerosis and heart attacks.
- Indian-American discovers stem cells to kill brain cancerHSCI scientists led by Dr Khalid Shah, who hails from Kashmir, experimented on mice and used genetically engineered stem cells that release...
- Protein therapy may stop cancer from spreadingStanford researchers have developed a new protein therapy that could offer a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy that is used to...
- Finding a solution to these problems could have made you a billionaireThe real challenge would be to come up with the solutions to problems that have befuddled engineers for decades or more.
- Bioethicists chary of making animals 'human'However, bioethicists are getting increasingly concerned about recent research that is aimed at humanising animals in various ways.
- Purple tomatoes set to make your pizzas healthyScientists have grown genetically-engineered purple tomatoes in an unusual endeavour to promote healthy food.
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