The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body. Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS. Credit:https: //www.hopkinsmedicine.org/The Brain has the ability that makes us read, play...
A light micrograph of a section through the thorax of a mouse embryo, which shows left–right asymmetry. RIKEN researchers have discovered how cilia detect fluid flow, which eventually leads to this asymmetry. Credit: Dr. Keith Wheeler/Science Photo LibraryThe process through which small hairs in embryos perceive fluid movement has been identified by biologists from...
francescoch//Getty ImagesBiologist Cornelis Vlasman imagines the body as a functioning biological LEGO system. As well as, his clickable system of swapping human organs is coming to life … if you want to define life reasonably loosely. Moreover, you are willing to suspend reality for a bit.In a (fictional) experiment, Vlasman developed OSCAR, a living,...
Cuttlefish. Credit: New Atlas.In a groundbreaking effort, a group of roboticists hailing from Seoul National University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, and Pusan National University in South Korea have created a revolutionary robotic eye that functions exceptionally well under poorly lit and unevenly illuminated conditions.The cuttlefish modelIn their research paper, which has been...
Credit: CanvaIn a potential game changer for the treatment of superbugs, a brand-new class of antibiotics was developed that cured mice infected with bacteria regarded virtually "untreatable" in humans-- and resistance to the drug was undetectable.Produced by a research team of UC Santa Barbara researchers, the research study was released in the journal eBioMedicine....
UV-C Disinfecting Robots being used in a hospital/ Credit: ctvnews.caWith cleaning standards under heightened scrutiny, hospitals and healthcare facilities face increased pressure to maintain the highest level of cleanliness. In response to this challenge, Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana, recently made a heavy investment in the ultraviolet (UV-C) disinfecting robots. This action...
Graphical abstract. Credit: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.080A team of undergraduate and also graduate chemistry students in Jennifer Hines' laboratory at Ohio University recently uncovered a current class of compounds that can target RNA and disrupt its function. This discovery determined a chemical scaffold that might ultimately be utilized in the development of...
Credit: ShutterstockCinnamonCinnamon, the well-known aromatic spice that many of us utilize to bake cakes and make savory recipes, is taken from the inner bark of Cinnamomum trees. They are evergreen trees found in the Himalayas and other mountainous regions, rainforests, and other forests in southern China, India, and Southeast Asia.Along with its unique flavor,...
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.101237A group of scientists from the Technical University of Munich and the College of Regensburg, both in Germany, has discovered that it is possible to develop origami DNA frameworks that can be used to trap large viruses. In their paper released in the journal Cell Reports Physical...
Human and mouse neurons became connected via synapses. Credit: Giovanni Cancemi/Shutterstock.comThink of if lost, deteriorated, or diseased brain parts could be regrown in the laboratory and transplanted for a new lease on life. Scientists at the University of California San Diego have gotten us closer to that fact. Human cortical organoids (or 'mini-brains') transplanted...
