Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical. he finding may be of great significance for research on hereditary diseases and for the development of new diagnostic methods.
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Striking images from a contest of photographs taken with scanning microscope technology.
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Could we hack geology? Could we use plate tectonics to re-direct whole island chains, color rocks, print cities out of magma, and build mountains where mountains have no right to be? Here are the Entropist’s top five ways to change the surface of the earth.
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An awesome collection of science based tattoos. This flickr stream is funny and educational at the same time.
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I did my aspartame experiment because my family was addicted to diet soda. After researching the effects of aspartame, I strongly believed the artificial sweetener might one day lead to their illness and even early death. I was convinced I would see tumors and possibly other harmful effects to convince my family and […]
So when did science fiction become science fact, eh? After reading this, you may just discover that we
re a lot closer to the technology in Star Trek than you might think
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Scientists have found a way to boost an organism’s natural anti-virus defences - effectively making its cells immune to flu and other potential killers.
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If humans had see-through skin like a jellyfish, spotting disease like cancer would be a snap: Just look, and see a tumor form or grow. But humans, of course, are not remotely diaphanous. “The reason a person is not transparent is that their tissues are highly scattering,” sending light waves careening through the tissue instead […]
Evidence that it should be possible to take skin cells and safely turn them into embryonic like cells to treat a vast range of diseases is published today.
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A new thesis from he Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the brain
s serotonin system differs between men and women. The scientists who conducted the study think that they have found one of the reasons why depression and chronic anxiety are more common in women than in men.
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