Scientists take major step towards completing the world’s first synthetic yeast
From University of Nottingham 17/11/23 A UK-based team of Scientists, led by experts from the University of Nottingham and Imperial College London, have completed construction of a synthetic chromosome as part of a major international project to build the world’s first synthetic yeast genome. The work, which is published in Cell Genomics, represents completion of […]
Disturbances in sensory neurons may alter transient pain into chronic pain
From University Medical Center Utrecht 17/11/23 Researchers from the Center for Translational Immunology at University Medical Center Utrecht (the Netherlands) have identified that a transient inflammatory pain causes mitochondrial and redox changes in sensory neurons that persist beyond pain resolution. These changes appear to predispose to a failure in resolution of pain caused by a […]
Copenhagen’s Circle Bridge encourages mindful cycling
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Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time
From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16/11/23 Electrons move through a conducting material like commuters at the height of Manhattan rush hour. The charged particles may jostle and bump against each other, but for the most part they’re unconcerned with other electrons as they hurtle forward, each with their own energy. But when a material’s electrons […]
Validating the role of inhibitory interneurons in memory
From Institute for Basic Science 15/11/23 Memory, a fundamental tool for our survival, is closely linked with how we encode, recall, and respond to external stimuli. Over the past decade, extensive research has focused on memory-encoding cells, known as engram cells, and their synaptic connections. Most of this research has centered on excitatory neurons and […]
Three-wheeler retractable-wing flying car completes maiden flight
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Zen and the art of mitochondrial maintenance: The machinery of death makes a healthier life
From University of California – Santa Barbara 14/11/23 While we all aspire for a long lifespan, what is most coveted is a long period of vigor and health, or “healthspan,” that precedes the inevitable decline of advancing age. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that instruments of death that cells use to commit suicide […]
How animals get their stripes and spots
From University of Colorado at Boulder 15/11/23 Nature has no shortage of patterns, from spots on leopards to stripes on zebras and hexagons on boxfish. But a full explanation for how these patterns form has remained elusive. Now engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have shown that the same physical process that helps remove […]
The Big Bend: U-shaped skyscraper aims to be longest in the world
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1 in 25 carries a genotype that is associated with a shortened lifespan
From deCODE genetics 14/11/23 Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, have published a study on actionable genotypes detected in the Icelandic population and their association with lifespan. The results of this study are among the things that have motivated the government of Iceland to announce a nationwide effort in precision medicine. As the […]