Animal Scientists Develop Climate-Smart Cows That Produce 20x More Milk
A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce…
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Ancient Denisovan DNA Could Be Increasing Modern Humans’ Risk of Mental Health Disorders Like Depression
The research indicates that the genetic variant observed, which affects zinc regulation, could have signified an evolutionary advantage in our ancestors’ adaptation to the cold….
The Secret Behind Passing Out: New Brain-Heart Connection Identified
Neurobiologists have discovered sensory neurons that regulate fainting, providing a foundation for targeted treatments for related disorders. Syncope, commonly known as fainting, affects nearly 40…
Cellular Timekeepers: Tracking Brain Cell Aging With TrackerSci
TrackerSci is a new tool for tracking brain cell development and aging, offering fresh insights into cellular changes over a lifetime and potential applications in…
Scientists Have Discovered Some of the Oldest Animals in the World Living in a Place You Wouldn’t Expect
A recent study found some of the oldest animals in the world living in a place you wouldn’t expect: fishes in the Arizona desert. Scientists…
Fundamentally Altering Previous Thinking – Two Bee Species Have Become One
A recent study conducted by researchers from Curtin and Flinders Universities reveals that what were previously believed to be two distinct species of native Australian…
How Do Animals Know It’s Lunchtime?
Researchers uncover the molecular mechanisms that schedule meal timings and their synchronization with daily cycles. Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have conducted a study using…
Bone Stem Cell Discovery: The Hidden Cause of Premature Skull Fusion
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have found that the premature fusion of the skull in infants, known as craniosynostosis, is caused by an increase in…
Scientists Shed New Light on How Endurance Training Transforms Your Muscles
The more we exercise our endurance, the fitter we become – and so do our muscles. They adapt to the load and are able to…
Decoding Life’s Secrets: Researchers Solve Protein Mystery
Proteins are key to all processes in our cells and understanding their functions and regulation is of major importance. “For many years, we have known…
Scientists Discover Hidden Way for Us To Feel Touch
Researchers from Imperial College London have uncovered a hidden mechanism within hair follicles that allow us to feel touch. Before this discovery, it was widely…
Self-Healing and Antimicrobial – Scientists Develop New Material That Could Revolutionize the Growth of Human Tissue
Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a novel material with the potential to revolutionize the way human tissue can be grown in the lab and…
Zoom vs Reality – Scientists Uncover Astonishing Differences in Brain Activity
A recent study discovered that neural activity during online interactions is significantly reduced compared to when people converse face-to-face. When Yale neuroscientist Joy Hirsch used…
Genetic Plot Twist: New Discovery Challenges Our Understanding of Skin Tone and Ancestry
The discovery could have implications for the prevention of certain skin cancers A team of Penn State geneticists is pursuing the answers to an age-old…
Stealth Echolocation: How Evolutionary Twists Made This Bat a Silent Assassin
The barbastelle bat’s quiet calls may be a result of ancestry, not an insect-evading adaptation. Ask a biologist why predators don’t exterminate all their prey,…
Redefining Gene Therapy: CRISPR’s Innovative “Find-and-Replace” Genome Editing
Bar-Ilan University researchers advance gene therapy for genetic disorders like SCIDs using a refined CRISPR-Cas9 technique, named GE x HDR 2.0. Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies (SCIDs)…
Scientists Uncover Genetic Secrets of Butternuts
An international collaboration reveals the genetic secrets of endangered species, from trees to cockatoos to deep-sea corals. Butternuts are soft and oily, with a light…
Migraine Mysteries Unveiled: New Genetic Pathways and Treatment Avenues
A new study of migraine reveals new biological pathways for treatment. A large international study led by deCODE Genetics on the genetics of migraine provides…