2+ week, 56+ min ago   (271+ words) Diseases that cause nerve cells in the brain to die over time are known as neurodegenerative diseases. These cells, known as neurons, are vulnerable to DNA damage because they are highly active cells that require large amounts of energy. Neural…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (291+ words) Have you ever wondered how researchers use artificial intelligence (AI) in environmental science? Certain AI computer models can learn from scientific data and operate without manual programming, in a process called machine learning. Machine learning models can identify patterns in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (188+ words) Read Time: 8 minutes Schistosoma mansoni is a parasitic worm that infects millions of people worldwide, entering the body through the skin. Unlike bacterial infections that often cause pain and inflammation, S. mansoni usually slips in unnoticed, rarely causing discomfort. Scientists have…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (254+ words) Read Time: 7 minutes Starting 12 hours after injection, they gave the mice antibiotics twice daily for 5 days to prevent them from dying. Mice that survived past day 5 were classified as sepsis survivors. The team defined days 0 to 5 as the acute phase…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (339+ words) Read Time: 6 minutes One challenge they’ve faced is that many people don’t realize the concept of race isn’t based on biology, but is, instead, a product of society. This misunderstanding could exist because the current educational system teaches a simplified…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) Read Time: 7 minutes Since 2000, the standard human reference genome of choice has been incomplete because the scientific community lacked the technology to access some challenging regions. This meant that some variants scientists detected were false alarms, or false positives, which…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) Read Time: 7 minutes Then, they trained and tuned multiple models using different machine learning techniques based on the expression data of the genes that the algorithm selected. They reported that all models performed well, correctly predicting cancer status at least…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (123+ words) Read Time: 7 minutes Meat spoilage is not always obvious. A piece of meat can look fresh and firm inside a sealed package, yet still harbor microorganisms that make it unsafe to eat. Each year, foodborne illnesses affect millions worldwide, with…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (237+ words) Read Time: 7 minutes In addition, directly sampling tumors often requires patients to undergo painful surgery. Some scientists have suggested sampling a patient’s blood as an alternative for initial diagnosis. However, blood samples face the same issues and often only contain…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (366+ words) Read Time: 8 minutes But what if you could feed these microbes a boost of energy by giving them a tasty carbon source like sugar, providing a proverbial all-you-can-eat buffet? Would this bonus allow them to consume more carbon in the…...