A study of more than 450,000 people identified 57 locations on our DNA that increase the risk of sleeplessness. Not
Day: February 26, 2019
Are you tired all the time?
The causes of tired all the time TATT is endless: underactive thyroid gland, diabetes, depression, cancer, shift work, anaemia, carbon
Common virus is ‘less prone to mutation’
One of the commonest causes of congenital disability, the Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV), is less prone to mutation than previously thought,
The origins of Chikungunya in Brazil
New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public
With nanotubes, genetic engineering in plants is easy-peasy
Inserting or tweaking genes in plants is more art than science, but a new technique developed by University of California,
New AI approach bridges the ‘slim-data gap’ that can stymie deep learning approaches
Pre-training allows system to tackle complex chemistry calculations with less computation Scientists have developed a deep neural network that sidesteps
Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR
Neuroscientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to regulate genes in the rat brain. Described in eNeuro, this technique paves
More efforts to improve land management are needed to meet Paris Agreement goals
The Paris Agreement set a very ambitious goal of limiting the average global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius above
Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein
X-ray and electron microscopy techniques help unfold the story of protein chaperones. A combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy
Tweets tell scientists how quickly we normalize unusual weather
What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public’s
