GM corn is safe and healthier than unmodified varieties
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA TEAM of Italian scientists examining data from multiple peer-reviewed studies on genetically engineered corn. The study published in the renowned journal Scientific Reports concluded that the GM varieties have definite advantages over conventional corn. From the analysis of studies performed over 20 years, the scientists from Institute of Life Sciences reported that GM corn […]
First zinc maize variety launched to reduce malnutrition
Reading Time: 3 minutesCOLOMBIA: A new zincenriched maize variety was released in Colombia on February 23 to help combat malnutrition in South America. Zinc is an essential mineral that plays an important role in human development but is not naturally produced by humans. Zinc deficiency can lead to impaired growth and development, respiratory infections, diarrheal disease and a […]
Scientists mimic neural tissue in Army-funded research
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS Army-funded researchers at Brandeis University have discovered a process for engineering next-generation soft materials with embedded chemical networks that mimic the behavior of neural tissue. The breakthrough material may lead to autonomous soft robotics, dual sensors and actuators for soft exoskeletons, or artificial skins. The research lays the foundations for futuristic soft active matter […]
Study quantifies cost of delayed GM canola adoption in Australia
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWHAT is the cost of delaying GM crop adoption? Experts from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and SGA Solutions answered this question using the case of GM canola in Australia. The results are published in GM Crops & Food. GM canola was approved in Australia in 2003 after a sciencebased risk assessment. This was followed […]
Why we feel itchy after got bitten by mosquito?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYOU are playing outside with your friends, when suddenly; a red, itchy welt rises up on your skin. Without thinking or even knowing why mosquito bites itch, you start scratching that area. Your skin reddens and the bites get itchier. So, why does this happen? Why mosquito bites are itchy? When a mosquito bites you, […]
Brightly-coloured bacteria could be used to ‘grow’ paints
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS have unlocked the genetic code behind some of the brightest and most vibrant colours in nature. The paper, published in the journal PNAS, is the first study of the genetics of structural colour – as seen in butterfly wings and peacock feathers – and paves the way for genetic research in a variety of […]
Natural tooth repair method using Alzheimer’s drug
Reading Time: 2 minutesA TEAM of researchers at King’s College London has proven new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp using an Alzheimer’s drug, called Tideglusib. Developed for and trialled to treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists found the drug also happens to promote the natural tooth regrowth mechanism in mice, allowing the tooth […]
EARLY HUMAN INNOVATION…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnthropologists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and an international team of collaborators have discovered that early humans in East Africa had–by about 320,000 years ago–begun trading with distant groups, using color pigments and manufacturing more sophisticated tools than those of the Early Stone Age. These newly discovered activities approximately date to the […]
Cancer-fighting nanorobots seek and destroy tumors
Reading Time: 3 minutesIN a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply. “We have developed the first fully autonomous, DNA robotic system for a very […]
What creature can produce sound louder than a jet engine?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA PRAWN which can make a sound louder than a jet engine has been found in British waters, the pistol shrimp. The creatures’ also known as snapping shrimps, are native to the warmer waters of the Mediterranean and have only been found swimming off the coast of Britain a handful of times this century. Despite […]