Tropical coral reefs are “in jeopardy” unless we take drastic actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark study on how to save coral reefs in the Indian
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A bacterium from the ancient archaea lineage — single-celled organisms with no nucleus — could help explain how simple microbes evolved into more sophisticated eukaryotes. Scientists have now successfully cultured
This year, the Arctic is experiencing the worst wildfires on record, with massive blazes in Greenland, Siberia and Alaska. And the frequency of wildfires around the world is expected to
Fish are undergoing rapid evolutionary changes due to intense harvesting, according to a new paper published on 2 August in Science (1). And as a result, becoming less resilient to
More than 11 million healthy childhood life years are lost to treatment-related ill-health and disability and fatal cancer, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) to assess childhood
Scientists have discovered a new type of liver cell called the hepatobiliary hybrid progenitor (HHyP) that may be able to regenerate the liver. These progenitors — stem-cell-like cells — are
Artificial proteins transform ordinary cells into smart cells with ‘limitless potential’
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The first completely artificial designer proteins have potentially opened up the door to a new era of precision cell therapies. Using a novel plug-and-play approach, scientists can achieve precise control
Laurent Alexandre is a French surgeon-urologist, essayist, and entrepreneur. The founder of the Doctissimo website, he is interested in the transhumanist movement and in the upheavals that humanity could experience,
Many of the earlier epochs that occurred over the past 2000 years — were much smaller in scale than current human-induced global warming, according to two complementary studies published on
Major fishing activities are currently focused on ecologically important shark hotspots around the world, according to a new study published on 24 July in Nature (1). Using a big-data approach,