Never trust anyone who is rude to a waiter, advice columnists say. But while humans generally prefer individuals who are nice to others, a Duke University study finds bonobos are …read more Source:: Science
Month: January 2018
Precision editing of gut bacteria: Potential way to treat colitis
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•Researchers have used precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut to prevent or reduce the severity of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis. …read more Source:: Science
Agricultural parasite takes control of host plant’s genes
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•Dodder, a parasitic plant that causes major damage to crops in the US and worldwide every year, can silence the expression of genes in the host plants from which it …read more Source:: Science
Four-dimensional physics in two dimensions
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•For the first time, physicists have built a two-dimensional experimental system that allows them to study the physical properties of materials theorized to exist only in four-dimensional space. An international …read more Source:: Science
Scientists design bacteria to reflect ‘sonar’ signals for ultrasound imaging
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•Scientists have designed bacteria to reflect sound waves like submarines. The technology could eventually allow doctors to image therapeutic bacteria in the body using ultrasound. …read more Source:: Science
Gene fusion shifts cell activity into high gear, causing some cancer
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•Researchers have discovered that a common fusion of two adjacent genes can cause cancer by kicking mitochondria into overdrive, increasing the amount of fuel available for rampant cell growth. …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of previously unknown population of ancient Native Americans, research reveals
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•Genetic analysis of ancient DNA from a 6-week-old infant found at an Interior Alaska archaeological site has revealed a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America. The findings …read more Source:: Science
Lethal fungus that causes white-nose syndrome may have an Achilles’ heel
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•In the course of genomic analyses of the fungus behind white-nose-syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed millions of bats in North America, US Forest Service scientists discovered something very …read more Source:: Science
Eelo: A Google-less Android alternative emerges
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•Linux pioneer Gaël Duval is working on an easy-to-use, Google-free, pro-privacy Android clone for your smartphone. …read more Source:: Linux
Diabetes drug ‘significantly reverses memory loss’ in mice with Alzheimer’s
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•A drug developed for diabetes could be used to treat Alzheimer’s after scientists found it ‘significantly reversed memory loss’ in mice through a triple method of action. This is the …read more Source:: Science