AvatarDiane Colletflipped into InsightReversed: For the first time in humans, scientists turn back the biology of aging 25 yearsnationalpost.com - The Telegraph Sarah KnaptonMany scientists believe that aging itself is responsible for major conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, arthritis, cancer, heart disease and …
Theresa Cobleflipped into Environmental & Wildlife Management Washington Scientists Destroy First Murder Hornet Nest in U.S.Gizmodo - Alyse StanleyFinally, some good news this year. Entomologists in Washington have destroyed the first nest of Asian giant hornets, or murder hornets, as they’ve …
Avatarfredhutsonflipped into GeologyScientists find first direct evidence of ocean mixing across the Gulf Streamverified_publisherFox News - James RogersScientists have discovered the first direct evidence of the so-called Gulf Stream “blender effect,” where the waters mix on either side of the current. The University of Maryland led the research, which is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Gulf Stream is a warm …
Gizmodoflipped into ScienceScientists Find First Murder Hornet Nest in the U.S.Gizmodo - Ed CaraEntomologists in Washington have confirmed the existence of a nest of Asian giant hornets, more fondly known as murder hornets. The nest is the first …
ScienceAlertflipped into ScienceAlertFor The First Time, Scientists Have Completely Sequenced a Human Chromosomeverified_publisherScienceAlert - Michelle StarrIn 2003, history was made. For the first time, the human genome was sequenced. Since then, technological improvements have enabled tweaks, …
Forbesflipped into InnovationFor The First Time, Scientists Successfully Extract DNA From Insects Embedded In Tree ResinForbes - David BressanSomewhere in South America, a miner finds a piece of amber. Inside the hardened tree resin, he notes what seems to be a mosquito. Using advanced equipment, scientists extract the last meal of the blood-sucking insect. Thanks to the genetic code perfectly preserved in the still intact blood cells, …
New York Postflipped into NewsScientists baffled after leprosy found in chimps for the first time everNew York Post - Lia EustachewichWild chimpanzees in Western Africa have been found with leprosy for the first time ever — and now scientists are struggling to get to the root of the …
New York Postflipped into Science & Climate ChangeScientists find first direct evidence of ocean mixing across the Gulf StreamNew York Post - James Rogers, Fox NewsScientists have discovered the first direct evidence of the so-called Gulf Stream “blender effect,” where the waters mix on either side of the …
Mashableflipped into Mashable's Top StoriesScientists destroyed the first 'murder hornet' nest found in Washington stateverified_publisherMashable - Siobhan Neela-StockThe invasive species poses a huge threat to honeybees. Remember "murder hornets"? You know, the two-inch long wasps that stoked unreasonable fear in people all around the United States. Well, scientists in the U.S. have located the first nest of the invasive species in Blaine, Wash. and they got rid …
NerdistOct 8, 2020Scientists Extract Insect DNA from Tree for Very First TimeNerdist - Matthew HartIn what could be considered a big win for the people rooting for a real-life Jurassic Park, an international team of scientists says it has, for the …
Linda Anfusoflipped into HistoryScientists confirm first marine fish extinction of modern times with the disappearance of the smooth handfish from Australian watersdailymail.co.uk - Stacy LiberatoreScientists have made a depressing discovery – the first marine fish of modern times has been declared extinct. The smooth handfish has officially been …
Smithsonian Magazineflipped into ScienceHow Scientists Still Use the Smithsonian’s First Collections, 175 Years Latersmithsonianmag.com - Erin MalsburyIn 1829, an Englishman named James Smithson mysteriously left $500,000 in his will to the United States to establish an institution for the “increase …
AvatarAsha99flipped into Expand Your MindScientists perform the first gene knockout in a cephalopodverified_publisherSalon - Matthew RozsaIn a potentially massive breakthrough for a number of scientific disciplines, a team of scientists report they were able to perform the first gene knockout in a cephalopod — that is, rendering a specific gene inoperative. "If made genetically tractable, squid and other cephalopods offer a wealth of …
Slashgearflipped into HealthFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists Achieve Gene Knockout In A Cephalopod For The First Timeslashgear.com - Shane McGlaunScientists working in the Marine Biology Laboratory at the University of Chicago have announced a breakthrough. The team has achieved the first gene …
Russ Sandersflipped into Science NewsScientists sequence the 92-year-old mold that produced the first antibiotic, penicillinCNN - By Katie HuntScientists have woken up Alexander Fleming's original Pencillium mold and sequenced its genome for the first time. They say the information they have gleaned could help in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Aug 20, 2020Scientists studied microbes feeding on Antarctica’s first methane leak – here’s what they foundverified_publisherweforum.org - Johnny WoodScientists have made an alarming discovery about the floor of the Ross Sea in Antarctica. It has an active methane leak – the first to be found in …
AvatarMBflipped into D Press & HoldScientists Create a Buzz With the First Ever Global Map of Bee Speciessmithsonianmag.com - Corryn WetzelFrom the collapse of honeybee colonies to the arrival of bee-eating “murder hornets” in the United States, bees have received swarms of attention …
Forbesflipped into InnovationScientists Report First Case Of Cancer In An Extinct Non-Human MammalForbes - David BressanCancer cases are known in almost all living animal groups, and the fossil record suggests that cancer - a condition where cells in a specific part of the body begin to reproduce uncontrollably - is very old. The oldest documented case of bone cancer has been found in a 240-million-year-old …
Curious Curatorflipped into It's Their WorldScientists make 'extraordinary' discovery of snake-like dental glands in an amphibianverified_publisherCNET - Amanda KooserMeet a legless caecilian with a funky mouth that may hide a venomous secret.
Robert Sflipped into Biotech & MedicineScientists genetically alter squids for the first time in 'game-changing' breakthroughverified_publisherUSA TODAY - N'dea Yancey-BraggA team of researchers have genetically altered a squid for the first time in history, an important step in the study of cephalopods. Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory used CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing to eliminate a gene in embryos of the squid Doryteuthis pealeii, which removed the …
Inverseflipped into ScienceScientists measured a key ingredient in star formation for the first timeInverse - Passant RabieDuring the early universe, galaxy and star formation was at an all-time high. A mere few hundred million years after the Big Bang, nearly half of the …
Business Insiderflipped into Top Stories2 more people have been reinfected with the coronavirus, European scientists say, a day after the first confirmed reinfection in Hong Kongverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Aylin Woodward and Hilary BrueckJust hours after the world's first confirmed coronavirus reinfection case was documented in Hong Kong on Monday, researchers reported a woman in Belgium had caught the virus a second time. So, too, did Dutch virus experts, who announced an older person in the Netherlands as a third confirmed …
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