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A landmark study conducted by researchers from the University of Iowa, in collaboration with Texas Biomedical Research Institute and Boston University, has shed light on how the Ebola virus, or EBOV, eventually reaches the skin surface. This study, published in the journal Nature Communications, researches the role of the skin in the virus’ transmission-a direction…
In a world increasingly bedeviled by antibiotic-resistant infections, a new discovery raises an alarm about the mechanisms that allow bacteria to bypass our best defenses. Researchers have found the important process through which foreign DNA, often carrying antibiotic resistance traits, “sneaks” past bacterial defenses. This breakthrough points out how bacteria can evolve to become resistant…
Detection of microplastics in human tissues is a quite new issue. It has grown over recent years as a big concern for scientists and experts in public health. Though plastics have been known for many years as a big environmental menace, they invade human tissues in a new, probably dangerous, dimension of this global problem….
This study was a notable success in the field of paleontology, where the skull of the subfossil dwarf hippopotamus that lived on Crete was reconstructed. The finding by researchers Nikolaos Gerakakis and Professor Dimitrios Makris not only offers an insight into the importance of the extinct species in scientific terms but also provides a glimpse…
In a breakthrough finding that may rewrite theories on how galaxies form, astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect an ultra-massive “grand-design” spiral galaxy cloaked in the far-off universe. Such a galaxy, formally known as Zhúlóng, had gone against the flow of established conventional wisdom about the emergence of large galaxies, let…
Surprisingly, recent studies of nut-cracking chimpanzees have revealed unexpected variation in skill among individuals. These findings provide new insights into the cognitive abilities of our closest living relatives and challenge the assumptions previously held about chimpanzee tool use. Whereas some chimpanzees are quite proficient at cracking open nuts with stones, others seem to struggle, revealing…
In a breakthrough, scientists have prepared miniature virtual reality headsets for laboratory mice. The new technology is allowing researchers to investigate the brain’s responses to virtual environments in ways that were previously impossible. The introduction of these VR headsets means a quantum leap forward in neuroscience, offering insight into how the brain processes sensory information…
The structure and organization of DNA inside our cells have shown one of the most astonishing discoveries that a team of scientists has achieved in the major stride of progress in molecular biology. A team of scientists at Scripps Research has identified what they call the “Goldilocks” zone for DNA organization- a sweet spot where…
The origin of the Indo-European language family is one of the most widespread and studied groups of languages in the world, long being a very contentious issue among linguists, archaeologists, and geneticists. And whereas theories of their origins have evolved over centuries, recent genetic research is providing the most compelling evidence yet. A landmark study,…
In a surprise study, researchers from Macquarie University have discovered the most unlikely of links between the humble grape and the quantum world of sensing technology. Publishing their findings in Physical Review Applied in December 2024, the team reveals how ordinary grapes-probably sitting in your kitchen-can be harnessed to boost the performance of quantum sensors….
