Techno Man
Life expectancy of captive chimpanzees in Japan
Researchers report on the average life expectancy of chimpanzees in Japan. The average life expectancy of chimpanzees who reach adulthood -- reported as 12-years-old...
Breakthrough in sex-chromosome regulation
Researchers have uncovered a chromosome-wide mechanism that keeps the gene expression of sex chromosomes in balance in our cells. The findings shed light on...
Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance
Biological engineers can program bacteriophages to kill different strains of E. coli by making mutations in the protein that the viruses use to bind...
Manipulating specific brain waves in sleep shifts balance between learning or forgetting a new...
Distinct patterns of electrical activity in the sleeping brain may influence whether we remember or forget what we learned the previous day, according to...
Tension around autonomy increases family conflict at end of life
Conflict within families can be stressful and confusing, and it can lead to feelings of sadness. It also is incredibly common and in many...
Laser precision: NASA flights, satellite align over sea ice
The skies were clear, the winds were low, and the lasers aligned. In April, instruments aboard NASA's Operation IceBridge airborne campaign and the Ice,...
Heart failure and the obesity paradox
While obesity significantly increases your chances of developing heart failure, for those with established heart failure it may confer a survival benefit compared with...
Parkinson’s disease is also present in the blood
The behavior of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocate for a new type of...
New method to purify cell types to high purity
Current biology research relies on the ability to purify cell types using antibodies or transgenic constructs. However, antibody availability is often limited, and genetic...
Pesticides likely caused ‘Havana syndrome’ that affected Cuba-based diplomats
The study details the nature of the injury, specifies the brain regions involved, including the blood-brain barrier and suggests a possible cause in the...
