After the non-biting midges of the species Chironomus riparius were exposed to microplastics, the genome of subsequent generations changed. Credit: Markus Pfenninger It is typically not even identifiable to the naked eye and harbors risks that can not yet be accurately examined: Microplastics are going into the environment in ever greater concentrations and decompose only...
An isotope of magnesium has been uncovered with a much shorter half-life than the time it takes to draw in electrons, representing a potential border to chemistry when it involves the graph of nuclides. More significant than 3000 different nuclides-- isotopes of the components-- have been found to day, although only 252 are thought-about secure....
As for we presently know, there is a solitary expanding blob of spacetime speckled with trillions of galaxies - that is our Universe. If there are others, forming a multiverse, we have no riveting evidence for their existence. Theories of cosmology, quantum physics, and the very philosophy of science have some issues that could be...
Re-exploring a renowned meteorite Ground braking Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis is being used to better explore the chemical diversity of the renowned Murchison meteorite that exploded over Australia in 1969. The desired outcome of this procedure might result in the discovery of new particles in meteorites and samples from space. Preliminary analysis of the Murchison...
The elimination of all animal agriculture in the following 15 years would severely diminish greenhouse gas emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Research into the climatological impacts of raising animals for food implicates that eliminating all animal agriculture has the potentially to considerably change the direction of global warming. The project is a cooperation...
This fluorescence microscopy image shows yeast vacuoles that have undergone phase separation. Credit: Luther Davis/Alexey Merz/University of Washington Membranes are essential to our cells. Every cell in your body is encased by one. And each of those cells contains specialized chambers, or organelles, which are similarly confined by membranes. Membranes assist cells in accomplishing tasks like...
Drug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. Credit: Artem Podrez/ Pexels.com Drug-like molecules hold great promise for developing new strategies in cancer cell therapy. These molecules can specifically target cancer cells and disrupt their growth and proliferation, while sparing normal cells. Ten years ago, genome sequencing unveiled a...
Credit: Copyright Dr. Kateryna/fotobia.com A study from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University has led to the promising discovery of a new antimalarial compound. The discovery unlocks the possibility of developing new drugs targeting malaria, one of the deadliest infectious diseases on Earth. Gerry Wright, a biochemistry and biomedical sciences...
Quantum refers to the measurement and operations of particles and energy on subatomic scales. At this scale, things can appear as particles or waves and exist in more than one place at once. Credit: AGSANDREW/ISTOCKPHOTO. A new article in Nature Physics reported that instead of waiting for completely mature quantum computers to appear, Los Alamos...
a water disinfectant made on the spot using only hydrogen and the ambient air Credit: Aleksandr Slobodianyk/ pexels.com According to researchers from Cardiff University, a water disinfectant made on the spot using only hydrogen and the ambient air is thousands of times more efficient than conventional commercial techniques at eliminating viruses and bacteria. Announcing...
