Circa 2015
Monkey and rat limbs are being grown in the lab by teams hoping to one day grow human organs and limbs for use as transplants.
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Motion of water monomers reveals a kinetic barrier to ice nucleation on graphene
The dynamics of water molecules at interfaces controls natural and artificial processes, but experimental investigations have been challenging. Here the authors investigate water molecules on a graphene surface using helium spin-echo spectroscopy, and reveal a regime where freely mobile molecules undergo strong repulsive mutual interactions which inhibit ice nucleation.
Parasitic worms: The helping hand of an unwanted friend
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Humanity has a long and turbulent history with parasites, even today many parts of the world still struggle with rampant parasitic infections, with pathogens such as the malaria parasite claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year. By their very nature parasites are harmful to our bodies, or at least that has been the prevailing opinion within the scientific community for as long as we have known of their existence. However, the malicious evolution of parasites might very well have produced a positive side effect which we are only just starting to notice.
World’s first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal
‘Quasicrystals’ like these are usually only found in meteorites and formed in the universe’s mightiest explosions.
Early Bird or Night Owl? Study Links Shift Worker Sleep to ‘Chronotype’
Summary: Findings of a new study could help to design better strategies to improve sleep in workers with atypical work schedules.
Source: McGill University.
Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers from McGill University find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules.
BPA Exposure Below Regulatory Levels Can Impact Brain Development
Summary: A new mouse study reveals that exposure to BPA at levels 25 times lower than deemed safe has an impact on brain development.
Source: University of Calgary.
Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the kitchens we use to feed our families. With thousands of chemicals floating around in our environment, exposure to any number is practically unavoidable. Through the work of researchers like Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, the implications of many of these chemicals are being thoroughly explored.