Genetic discovery could spell the end of mosquitoes
A genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 16, 2022
How is blood formed? New research completely upends our past understanding
Using cellular “barcoding” in mice, a groundbreaking study finds that blood cells originate not from one type of mother cell, but two.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 16, 2022
Why do cats lick and chew catnip and act so crazy afterwards?
Damaged catnip emitted 20-fold more total iridoids compared to intact leaves. In contrast, silver vine leaf damage did not alter iridoids.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 16, 2022
Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
Researchers have identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters: a dinosaur that measured over 10m long.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15, 2022
Researchers reveal why puppy-dog eyes are so irresistable
A new study reveals key anatomical features that could explain what makes dogs’ faces so appealing to humans.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15, 2022
China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15, 2022
IoT innovation simultaneously transmits 5G data and wireless power over-the-air
The potential of millimeter-wave wireless power transfer as a solution for the Internet of Things has finally been harnessed by researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15, 2022
Stanford engineers develop tiny robots that precisely target drug delivery
These fingertip-sized robots are poised to become medicine’s future lifesavers – to crawl, spin, and swim to enter narrow spaces.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14, 2022
Want to Live Longer? Find Out if You Snore
TAU researchers found that women aged 55 and over who snore are at increased risk for sleep apnea, which can be fatal.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14, 2022
Neuroscientists can now predict how well you can see
Researchers have found that we can predict how well someone can see based on the unique structure of their primary visual cortex.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14, 2022
Researchers successfully treat type 1 diabetes with pancreatic beta-cells
Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetes in mice using pancreatic beta-cell, target-specific, chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR).
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 14, 2022
New vaccine can treat HIV infection through a one-time injection
A new study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS which may be developed into a vaccine or a one time treatment for patients with HIV.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 13, 2022
Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast
The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century, sunk 340 years ago, has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 13, 2022
Astronomers may have detected the first ‘dark’ free-floating black hole
Astronomers have for the first time discovered what may be a free-floating black hole by observing the brightening of a more distant star.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 13, 2022
Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds
A joint team of scientists have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12, 2022
World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function
Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12, 2022
What happened before, during and after solar system formation?
Samples returned from the Hayabusa2 mission provides invaluable insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 12, 2022
Prehistoric “Swiss Army knife” shows how early humans communicated
In a world first, researchers have revealed that early humans across southern Africa made a particular type of stone tool in the same shape.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 11, 2022
Yale researchers develop pill that prevents type 1 diabetes
A new oral medication treats diabetes and controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the disease.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 11, 2022
New species of algae named for poet Amanda Gorman
“And so we lift our gaze, not to what stands between us, but what stands before us.” – Amanda Gorman, from “The Hill We Climb.”
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