Fruit Flies may Adapt Quickly
Evolution is commonly thought to be a gradual process that occurs over an extended timescale. However, new research indicates that extensive physical and genetic adaptation…
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Radon Difluoride – a Radioactive Noble Gas
Radon difluoride (RnF2) is a compound chemical. It is a radioactive noble gas. Radon rapidly interacts with fluorine to produce a solid compound, but when…
The Enigma of the Dissemination of a Rare Panamanian Plant
Camera traps in the forest canopy capture a nocturnal creature that may be aiding Zamia pseudoparasitica’s survival in the air. Sleeping in a car may…
Scientists Discover a Brain Network that Allows Mice to Socialize
According to new results by a team of Duke brain researchers, there are at least eight differences between a social butterfly and a lone wolf.…
Disease Transmission Will Be Complicated by Climate Change and Extreme Weather
According to a study published today (February 15, 2022) in eLife, temperature changes such as heatwaves can have significantly varied effects on infection rates and…
Privacy Shield 2.0 is ‘High Priority’ but ‘Not Easy’, Warns EU’s Vestager
The EU’s executive vice president for digital strategy, Margrethe Vestager, said yesterday that reaching a new data transfer agreement with the US is a “high…
Light-sensitive Nanoscale Nanomaterials for Cancer Treatment
The use of laser light to treat cancer and other disorders is not now considered standard, but emerging approaches based on nanoparticles show promise in…
Micromagnets Control Touch Sensitive Brain Cells
The capacity to activate and/or manipulate brain cells could provide us with powerful new techniques to investigate and cure neurological problems, and we’re starting to…
Solid Hydrogen – a Solid State of the Element Hydrogen
The solid-state of the element hydrogen is created by lowering the temperature below the melting point of hydrogen, which is 14.01 K (−259.14 °C; −434.45…
A Gene linked to Feeling Touch may Moonlight as an Olfactory Gene
Researchers discovered that a gene associated with touch may also function as an olfactory gene. This is the conclusion reached after researching a tiny, translucent…
For Very Young Children With Type 1 Diabetes and their Families, an Artificial Pancreas has Shown to be “Life-Changing”
Insulin-dependent diabetes, or juvenile diabetes, was originally a term used to describe type 1 diabetes. It most commonly affects children, teenagers, and young adults, but…
How a Protein that Detects Touch can help with Constipation?
Medically, constipation is described as having less than three stools per week, whereas severe constipation has fewer than one stool per week. Lower abdominal discomfort,…
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