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Researchers profiled the DNA of 7 individuals buried under the volcanic eruption at Pompeii, reconstructing their genetic ancestry and physical characteristics and corrected some prior archaeological speculation. Continue reading Scientists analyze DNA of volcano victims in Pompeii, finding ancient diversity and archaeological mistakes
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to John J. Hopfield (Professor at Princeton University) and Geoffrey E. Hinton (University of Toronto) ‘for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.’ Continue reading Fundamental research on artificial intelligence wins Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
A team of veterinarians launched a survey to predict the health of aging dogs to help pet owners make more informed decisions. Continue reading A veterinary survey may help pet owners evaluate quality of life for their furry friends
A team of scientists unveils new insights into how the hippocampus plays a critical role in human learning and adaptation. Continue reading Neuroscientists pinpoint how adaptation lives in the brain
By expanding beyond the normal dictionary, researchers at Scripps University have created a portable system for creating proteins with unnatural amino acids Continue reading Researchers Create Unnatural Proteins by Expanding the Amino Acid Dictionary
Researchers from the University of Aveiro in Portugal have developed free-standing, soft gel structures using living cells as the building blocks. Continue reading Programmable Engineered Human Tissues using Living Materials
by Chris Shalluefigures by Fiona Qu There’s an equation engraved on Stephen Hawking’s gravestone in Westminster Abbey: This unassuming equation, discovered by Hawking in 1975, has extraordinary implications. It suggests that black holes, previously thought to be eternally stable, actually decay over time. This process begins slowly, but Hawking predicted it would eventually accelerate, culminating in a cataclysmic “explosion.” Yet, almost 50 years later, no … Continue reading How to Detect Black Hole Explosions
A recent study imaged the brain to show which areas are activated while participants think about different kinds of love. Continue reading Love on the Brain: fMRI Imaging Shows Patterns of Brain Activation while Thinking about Love
Researchers find shared mechanisms regulating longevity across species that could be targeted to test pro-longevity interventions in animals. Continue reading Do Animals Age Like We Do?