Buzzing Bee-haviors: Cooperativity in Insects
Researchers continue to dissect the complex cooperative behaviors that allow bees to have successful colonies. Continue reading Buzzing Bee-haviors: Cooperativity in Insects
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Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Paleontologists taking a closer look at an old fossil uncover new information about how leaves evolved. Continue reading Try, try, and try again: prehistoric plant fossils help carve out the evolution of complex vein networks in flowering plants
Gene Editing to Treat Disease: A success story in sickle cell disease
by Sophia Renauldfigures by Salvador Balkus Our understanding of the genetic material, or DNA, that makes up organisms has exploded over the last several decades. We have discovered that DNA is made up of multiple genes, and that different genes have different functions. We have also found that there is inherent variability in genes, meaning that the DNA of one organism is not identical to … Continue reading Gene Editing to Treat Disease: A success story in sickle cell disease
Our Cyborg Future: Brain-computer interfaces and their unique privacy challenges
by Vicki Xufigures by Corena Loeb Suppose someone wants to move their arm. How might they accomplish this task? Every action starts with a thought — for instance, “move my arm” — that is essentially an electrical signal in the brain. The brain will send this message to the muscles in the arm, and the muscles in the arm will move. Now imagine that the … Continue reading Our Cyborg Future: Brain-computer interfaces and their unique privacy challenges
Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
In a first, two groups of researchers have created a chimeric mouse brain with rat cells, providing a new way to understand brain evolution. Continue reading Researchers create interspecies brain chimeras from mice and rats
This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
Astronomers around the world do a double-take on the most promising potentially habitable planet. Continue reading This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
A Potential Drug to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by Severe Influenza A Virus
Researchers have discovered a compound that could reduce lung injury caused by severe influenza A virus infection. Continue reading A Potential Drug to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Caused by Severe Influenza A Virus
A New Way to Beat the Heat: Scientists Develop an ‘Elastocaloric’ Cooling Device
by Brittany Linnfigures by Swathy Karamchedu To escape the oppressive summer heat, many of us seek the cool retreat of air-conditioned shopping centers, movie theaters, and public buildings; however, traditional air-conditioning systems are not without environmental consequences. Climate change awareness has inspired numerous laws and regulations to phase out chemicals produced by air-conditioning systems that contribute to climate change. Liquid refrigerants, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) … Continue reading A New Way to Beat the Heat: Scientists Develop an ‘Elastocaloric’ Cooling Device
Anti-Aging Antibodies Rejuvenate the Immune System to Help Fight Pathogens
Depleting an aberrant cell population in the bone marrow could boost the immune system’s response to pathogens such as COVID and influenza. Continue reading Anti-Aging Antibodies Rejuvenate the Immune System to Help Fight Pathogens
Putting the Pedal to the Metal: Improving CAR-T Cell Therapy
Researchers have identified a key protein that is involved in the long-term success of immunotherapy for patients with blood cancers. Continue reading Putting the Pedal to the Metal: Improving CAR-T Cell Therapy