Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion
Original article written by David Nutt (AUGUST 26, 2020) In 1959, former Cornell physicist Richard Feynman delivered his famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” in which he described the opportunity for shrinking technology, from machines to computer chips, to incredibly…
Read MoreAutism Spectrum Disorder Biomarker is Discovered
Original article written by Carmen Leitech (SEPTEMBER 15, 2020) Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from other disorders like hyperactivity, and may be challenging to diagnose correctly because it can present so differently. Reporting in Brain Communications, researchers have…
Read MoreSuspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions
Original article written by Jop de Vrieze (DECEMBER 21, 2020) Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Severe allergy-like reactions in at least eight people who received the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech over the…
Read MoreAre you struggling to sleep? Scientists report DNA’s to blame
Experts from Oxford University, the Netherlands, and the US reviewed 36 studies on sleep duration and quality, one of which included a study of 400 sets of adult twins to observe if such sleep trends were caused by genetic factors. Findings published in…
Read MoreIs Pyramax the New COVID Treatment?
Recent reports have suggested a newly developed anti-malarial drug called Pyramax® with the ingredients of pyronaridine/artesunate, that people can use, which wouldn’t require them to receive the COVID vaccine (so basically like an alternative of the vaccine that makes the individual immune to…
Read More100% Biodegradable N95 Mask Filter Developed
The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology recently reported to have developed a 100% biodegradable N95 mask filter that decomposes in dirt. Using a biodegradable mask filter than can be replaced after every few uses( the filter itself is also reusable) will definitely…
Read MoreDefending Yourself By Overexposing Yourself : Predator Satiation and It’s Mechanisms
Predator satiation is quite a rare type of defense mechanisms only utilized by a few species, including but not limited to wildebeest, caribou, many plants, and the periodical cicada. Instead of hiding themselves or utilizing camouflage, these species deliberately over reproduce sporadically. The…
Read MoreStanford survey suggests climate change has reduced the presence of invasive Argentine ant
a nearly 30-year survey, conducted at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, has found that the distribution of Argentine ants has shrunk as a result of climate change. Meanwhile, native species are faring better. “In 1993, Stanford University biology professor Deborah Gordon and her first graduate…
Read More‘Mind blowing’: Grizzly bear DNA maps onto Indigenous language families
By Rachel Fritts, Aug. 13, 2021 , 1:25 PM The bears and Indigenous humans of coastal British Columbia have more in common than meets the eye. The two have lived side by side for millennia in this densely forested region on the west…
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