Researchers at Canada’s Western University have discovered a protein in a bacterium called D. radiodurans that not only arrests damage to DNA but also signals the body’s repair mechanism to come and fix it.
Tag: Science
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BACTERIA RESTORE HISTORIC FRESCOES, SCOUR AWAY GRAFFITI
In 2008, Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was wondering what she should research as a subject for her doctoral dissertation when she happened on a study indicating that bacteria could be a useful tool in restoring paintings.
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DRUG NOW IN TRIALS RESTORES LOST CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE BRAIN
Human trials are underway for SPG302, a once-daily pill from research-stage startup Spinogenix.
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FARM ROBOTS 2.0
Aigen’s bot trundles along between rows of crops, swinging metal arms back and forth under its belly. The arms end in blades, moving at ground height to lop off weeds.
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FALSE TEETH? NO, GROW NEW REAL TEETH INSTEAD
After succeeding with mice and ferrets, Japanese researchers are preparing to begin a year-long trial of a treatment that can regrow missing teeth in humans.
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NUCLEAR POWER GOES UNDERGROUND
Startup company Deep Fission has a unique take on the idea of small, portable nuclear reactors in development by the U.S. energy department as well as several private firms. (See “A New Generation of Nuclear Power Plants is Here,” 9 Aug 2022.)
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BRAIN STRUCTURE MAY EXPLAIN CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL VIEWS BUT NOT LIBERAL ONES
Whether you lean right politically may be a result of how your brain is put together, according to new research from the American College of Greece.
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NEW TECH LETS YOU LITERALLY READ A PERSON’S THOUGHTS
The Miniaturized Brain-Machine Interface (MiBMI) from EPFL, Switzerland’s university of technology, is an electronic chip smaller than a postage stamp but can gather signals from 512 of the brain’s information channels simultaneously.
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A CHEAPER WAY TO HARVEST MORE LITHIUM FROM WASTEWATER
Battery producers are scrambling to tie down supplies of lithium, the metal at the heart of mobile technologies. By some estimates, demand for lithium will quadruple from 2022 through 2029, while new mines face delays put up by regulators and environmentalists.
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BALD NO MORE? NATURAL SUGAR REGROWS HAIR ON MICE
For the 50 percent or more of men who will see their hair disappearing down the shower drain at some point, researchers at the University of Sheffield and Pakistan’s COMSATS University have promising news: a sugar present in humans and animals seems to regrow hair.