Mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline by 50% A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per…
Aging reversed through mitochondrial DNA replenishment Aging reversed through mitochondrial DNA replenishment Researchers have reversed wrinkled skin and hair loss, hallmarks of aging, in a mouse model. When a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction is induced, the mouse develops wrinkled skin and extensive, visible hair loss in a matter of weeks. When the mitochondrial function…
Public Release: 12-Jan-2015 A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterise the human brain. Researchers have long been aware that endogenous retroviruses constitute around five per cent of our DNA. For many years,…
Plasmid DNA attached to rocket exterior may survive spaceflight Plasmid DNA attached to the outer surface of a sounding rocket may be able to withstand rocket launch, a period of residence in suborbital space, re-entry, and landing conditions into the Earth’s atmosphere, all the while staying intact and active in its function as carrier…
Algal viruses attach, enter, and infect green alga (seen in series here). Liz is a staff writer for Science.By Elizabeth Pennisi 27 October 2014 3:30 pm It’s not such a stretch to think that humans can catch the Ebola virus from monkeys and the flu virus from pigs. After all, they are all mammals with…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Jul-2014 Methoxychlor causes epigenetic changes PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to the pesticide methoxychlor may lead to adult onset kidney disease, ovarian disease and obesity in future generations. “What your great-grandmother was exposed to during pregnancy, like the pesticide methoxychlor, may promote a dramatic increase in your…
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, introduced DNA molecules not found in nature to a common bacterium The E. coli bugs are able to grow and reproduce as normal despite containing two extra letters in their genetic code Research involved overcoming a billion years of evolution to get the expanded…
It’s a computer – inside a cockroach. Nano-sized entities made of DNA that are able to perform the same kind of logic operations as a silicon-based computer have been introduced into a living animal. The DNA computers – known as origami robots because they work by folding and unfolding strands of DNA – travel around…
Public release date: 13-Jul-2011 (HRR-Requested Repost) Scientists are reporting development of a new approach for producing large quantities of human-derived gelatin that could become a substitute for some of the 300,000 tons of animal-based gelatin produced annually for gelatin-type desserts, marshmallows, candy and innumerable other products. Their study appears in ACS’s Journal of Agriculture…
Researchers have resurrected a prehistoric version of the enzyme uricase Uricase can break down uric acid, which can cause kidney stones and gout It is not produced in humans because of evolutionary changes that took place in the body over 20 million years ago By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 08:05 EST, 21 February 2014 …
Public release date: 2-Aug-2010 HRR: Research was mostly ignored and covered up in 2010 – To date there has been no update on this study – this is the first time a link has been shown between fructose and cancer proliferation – Between 1970 and 1990, the consumption of HFCS in the U.S. has increased…
Posted: 01/14/2014 1:26 pm By Charles Gersbach, Assistant Professor, and Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering Elaborate competitions to build the best robot or design cages to protect falling eggs have been a rite of passage for generations of engineering students. Today, there’s a new contest with the same creativity and competitive…
Privacy campaigner: NSA, GCHQ, NZSIS* – take your pick By John Leyden Posted in Security, 18th December 2013 14:31 GMT Privacy campaigner Simon Davies is offering a $1,000 bounty for the capture of the DNA and fingerprints of spy chiefs. The 21st century treasure hunt offers a $1,000 cash windfall for anyone who supplies…
Posted By Breanna Deutsch On 6:40 PM 12/14/2013 In Americans want the government to stop acting like their mother. According to a Reason-Rupe poll, Americans do not want government to ban trans-fats, e-cigarettes, online poker, violent video games or genetic testing kits. Many Americans are becoming frustrated with the government’s growing involvement in what they…
Scientist reconstructed the mitochondrial genome from two grams of bone They found early humans shared a common ancestor with the Denisovans This was suprising as early humans were thought to share a common ancestor with Neanderthals due to similar skeletal features By Ellie Zolfagharifard PUBLISHED: 13:09 EST, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 13:47 EST, 4…
