DNA is a much denser data storage medium than anything humans can design, but it is fragile. Scientists have now mimicked nature by creating artificial amber to protect DNA for long-term data storage. A single gram of DNA can hold up to 215 petabytes (215 million GB) of data, making it possible to store the...
Enjoying close relationships with friends and family is good for heart health. Credit: pixabay A recent study reveals that maintaining close relationships with family and friends, enabling open discussions about personal matters, can decrease heart disease risk by up to 30%. This research underscores the importance of avoiding social isolation to protect heart health....
Starliner lifting offBoeing Boeing finally had success today with its Starliner spacecraft, which soared into orbit after numerous attempts. At 10:52 am EDT, astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket. Following 14 years of cost overruns, delays, persistent technical issues, an embarrassing initial uncrewed flight,...
Lightweight glasses that let us see in the dark could change how we work and play after hoursDALL-E Whether it's a leisurely evening drive or simply finding your way around a dimly lit house or park, there are countless scenarios where donning a pair of night-vision lenses could prove incredibly useful. Imagine a world where...
Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did.MARK THIESSEN/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Three papers that were presented at a meeting today and put online laid out an astounding situation. It is suggested that approximately 240,000 years ago, a large network of limestone caves in South...
A small fern, found only on a few Pacific islands, contains over 100 meters of DNA in each cell, more than any known organism. "The fern, known as Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has round structures that produce spores", says Oriane Hidalgo. A printed version of the entire human genome would fill 220 large books. However, printing the...
Credit: Pixabay The DINK (Double Income, No Kids) lifestyle allows couples to save the income typically spent on a child's education, health, and upbringing. Divya Maben and her husband Nithin Koshy, based in Bangalore, have chosen to remain childless, finding the idea of parenthood daunting. Both in their early thirties, they run two companies and prioritize...
Credit: Pixabay A research team at Osaka University is launching an investigator-initiated clinical trial for patients with refractory prostate cancer, following the successful development and animal model efficacy confirmation of a new alpha-ray therapeutic agent, [At-211] PSMA-5. This will mark the world's first in-human clinical trial using [At-211] PSMA-5. Prostate cancer is increasing globally and...
According to the team, the oldest known fossil skin samples resemble the skin of modern crocodiles. Depositphotos Scientists have found the oldest skin fossils, which are from a time long before dinosaurs existed. These samples, discovered in a cave in Oklahoma, show that reptile scales have barely changed in 286 million years. Most fossils in museums...
LDCs: Extreme temperatures may increase risk of stroke mortality | PreventionWeb Extreme temperatures raise stroke death risk in low-income countries. Both extreme heat and cold are linked to higher death rates from ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, as found in a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The connection between extreme temperatures...
