Starship poised on the launchpad, prepared for its second test. Credit: SpaceX. The success of NASA's Artemis program is paramount, with the current contract involving SpaceX's Starship to transport astronauts for the Artemis III and Artemis IV lunar missions. There is no alternative means for astronauts to reach the Moon, although NASA recently opened the...
Images show the green fluorescence signals in different body parts of the three-day-old chimeric monkeyCao et al/Cell/(CC By SA) In a scenario reminiscent of the initial scenes in a science fiction horror movie, scientists have injected stem cells from a seven-day-old monkey embryo into an unrelated four-to-five-day embryo of the same species. This combined embryo...
Cell Sheets Guided to Form Scaffold-Free Constructs Through Pillar-Based Anchoring for In Vitro Modeling. Credit: Advanced Functional Materials (2023), DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202308552. In the realm of regenerative medicine, Evolved.Bio, a startup, is paving the way with groundbreaking technology that offers hope to individuals who have experienced significant muscle damage. This innovative approach promises effective muscle tissue...
The danger zone: Take extra care around your cat's litter . Credit: Pixaobay The widely recognized single-cell parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which induces hazardous behavior in its hosts to enhance its transmission and can lead to severe mental and physical health issues, is now linked to the acceleration of age-related frailty. This microscopic organism that prospers in...
The robot dog armed and readyUS Marine Corps If you find the concept of robot dogs equipped with flamethrowers impressive, consider the idea of a robot dog carrying an anti-tank rocket launcher on its back. This unique research concept was put to the test at the US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California...
Credit: medium Agriculture proves to be one of the most challenging human activities to reduce carbon emissions, as it is an essential part of life, yet the land-use practices connected to crop cultivation contribute to approximately 25% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, and other research institutions are...
Mose Sakashita, a Cornell University doctoral student in the field of information science, with the VRoxy systemSreang Hok/Cornell University In essence, many telepresence robots are primarily remote-controlled tablets maneuvered through a room. However, the VRoxy system distinguishes itself by mirroring the user's movements and autonomously navigating to various spots within a designated area. A group of...
Credit: Depositphotos Can the radiation emitted by mobile phones impact semen quality? Although various factors like environmental and lifestyle changes have been proposed to explain the decrease in semen quality observed over the last five decades, the role of mobile phones in this decline remains unproven. A collaborative team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE)...
Developed through collaboration between graduate student Zhe Qian and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Antibody & Phage Display Shared Resource, the synthetic antibody RD-43 shows potential in halting the progression of breast cancer by degrading the PTPRD enzyme. Image credit: Tonks lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory An enzyme that may help some breast cancers spread can be...
In the particles examined, the shape of the cluster depends on how strongly the orientation of the particles influences their propulsion speed. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.168203 Physicists have demonstrated that the reliance of active particles' propulsion speed on their orientation leads to the formation of clusters in various shapes within multi-particle systems. This discovery...
