In a controversial new study published on August 15 in Nature, scientists claim they have induced cells of the retina ― Müller glia ― to regenerate light receptor cells allowing
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According to a new study published on August 15 in iScience, an open source interdisciplinary journal, ocean microbes may play a key role in atmospheric processes like cloud formation. The research,
A new study published on August 14 in Cell Reports has identified a new gene that may explain why elephants rarely get cancer. The LIF6 gene seems to alter the
One of the major challenges with artificial limbs is the lack of something called embodiment ― the idea that prosthetics actually feel like a real limb ― mainly because bionic
Superior cognitive abilities of humans may not have come without a price: new study ties evolutionary changes to mental disorders
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The evolution of human cognitive abilities may have come with some disadvantages. A new study published on Aug 9 in the American Journal of Human Genetics suggests certain mental disorders
A new study published on July 7 in Nature Communications, a scientific journal, examined the effects of long-term captivity on wild timber elephants in Myanmar (1). The study, performed by researchers
Why do roses smell so sweet? Locusts provide some insights into how we experience smell
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A paper published in Nature Communications on August 3 may have just unlocked some of the mystery behind one of our sensory experiences ― smell. The study looked at the
Genome study provides new insights into how language evolved: previous beliefs about the FOXP2 gene are proven to be false
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A new paper published in Cell on August 2 has refuted the widely accepted idea that uniquely human changes to FOXP2 led to the development of modern language, a notion
Researchers have restructured the entire yeast genome and packed it into one ‘super chromosome’
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Two research articles published on August 1 in Nature, a scientific journal, have demonstrated that Baker’s yeast can survive after a total restructuring, not of the genes themselves but of
The detrimental effects of plastic on the environment are widely recognised, but a new study published on August 1 in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, now shows plastics may