A team of Australian researchers has uncovered the world’s oldest fossils in a remote area of Greenland, capturing the earliest history of the planet and demonstrating that life on Earth …read more Source:: Science
Month: August 2016
ICU patients lose helpful gut bacteria within days of hospital admission
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•The microbiome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a hospital differs dramatically from that of healthy patients, according to a new study. Researchers analyzing microbial taxa …read more Source:: Science
Forensic DNA analysis checks the origin of cultured cells
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•Cell lines are cultured cells that are commonly used in medical research. New results show that such cells are not always what they are assumed to be. Using genetic analyses, …read more Source:: Science
Brain perceives taste with all senses, scientific evidence reveals
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•The phrase “it looks so good you can almost taste it” may actually be scientifically proven based on the findings of a new study that explored how the brain processes …read more Source:: Science
Antibody reduces harmful brain amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s patients
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•Aducanumab, a new antibody has been shown to trigger a meaningful reduction of harmful beta-amyloid plaques in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. These protein deposits in the brain are a …read more Source:: Science
Starting with Linux in the early days
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•Linus Torvalds created Linux, but many others, both developers and executives, helped make it the world’s most successful operating system. Here’s how they became involved with Linux. …read more Source:: Linux
A ‘boring’ Docker fork could solve some problems – and create others
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Not every open source project is destined to be forked. But when it happens, it’s as much a sign of popularity as it is disagreement within the developer community over …read more Source:: OpenSource
Monkeys in zoos have human gut bacteria
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•Monkeys in captivity lose much of their native gut bacteria diversity and their gut bacteria ends up resembling those of humans, new research shows. The results suggest that switching to …read more Source:: Science
Addiction cravings may get their start deep in the right side of the brain
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•If you really want a drink right now, the source of your craving may be a pea-sized structure deep inside the right side of your brain, according to scientists. …read more Source:: Science
The rise and fall of galaxy formation
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•Astronomers have charted the rise and fall of galaxies over 90 percent of cosmic history. The FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey has built a multicolored photo album of galaxies as they …read more Source:: Science