Embryos initially are made up of stem cells that can become any kind of specialized cells, from hair to heart, depending on biochemical signals and instructions from DNA.
Tag: Science
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SCIENTISTS TAME ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN MICE
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute say they’ve found a way to break up clots of amyloid peptides in the brain that are a signature of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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CHINA ADVANCES SAFER NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY THE U.S. ABANDONED IN THE 1950s
Chinese scientists have refueled a nuclear reactor without shutting it down, the first time the feat has been achieved.
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EXPERIMENT SHOWS A WAY TO GROW NEW HUMAN TEETH IN A LAB
Sharks and crocodiles are lucky—they can grow a new tooth any time they lose one.
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STARVING BEES SURVIVE ON HUMAN-MADE POLLEN SUBSTITUTE
As if bees didn’t have enough trouble already. The critters we count on to pollinate our fruits and other crops have been beset by lethal parasites, pesticide poisoning, and the persistent collapse of their colonies.
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TEXTURED TILES PROTECT COASTLINES, FOSTER MARINE LIFE
Levees and seawalls defend coastlines from storm waves, erosion, and rising tides but often the 10-foot-tall procession of concrete slabs destroys shoreline ecosystems and the marine life that depends on them.
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HACKERS’ NEXT TARGET: YOUR DNA
Newly emerging DNA sequencing techniques are creating customized medicines, diagnosing disease risks, and tracking infectious diseases.
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BALD NO MORE: BODY’S OWN SUGAR SPARKS NEW HAIR GROWTH
With baldness visiting a third or more of men at some point in their lives, Big Pharma has been laboring to find lucrative treatments.
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NEW BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE IS THE SIZE OF A PINHEAD
Sensors that read brain signals typically are the size of coins and are attached to bathing cap-size headwear. In some cases, the sensors are surgically buried in the brain.
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“MICRO-CLEANER” PELLETS PULL MICROPLASTIC FROM WATER BODIES
Microplastics—those bits of plastic less than 5 millimeters, or a fifth of an inch, in diameter are littering the floors of our seas, the peaks of our mountains, and everything in between, including our internal organs.