The CRISPR/Cas9 system has been making ripples in the scientific community ever since its mechanisms were proposed in 2012. Commonly
Month: March 2019
Researchers uncover new facets of HIV’s ‘arms race’ with human defense system
A new study reveals details about the evolutionary contest between HIV and the human immune system that could one day
Yale experts develop new free app to tackle opioid addiction
As the opioid overdose epidemic continues to take its toll, causing 47,600 deaths in 2017, researchers continue to seek innovative
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden,
Having a Quarter-Life Crisis? How to Make Life Better for Future You
“You’ve got your whole life ahead of you,” young adults are often told—but that’s of little comfort to the many
Sewage reveals levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide
A comprehensive analysis of sewage collected in 74 cities in 60 countries has yielded the first, comparable global data, which
Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity
Researchers examined the visual response of 113 individuals when observing prehistoric ceramics belonging to different styles and societies. The ceramics
Dermal disruption: Amphibian skin bacteria is more diverse in cold, variable environments
Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease epidemics. In the first global-scale study, researchers from 31 universities and research centers, including
Using e-cigarettes increases the risk of heart attack and stroke
Experts from the University of Kansas examined data from more than 90,000 e-cigarette users. They found people who vaped every
Why do we sleep?
A new study by scientists at the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, has unearthed a key factor that may lie
