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Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute shot a video of the Apolemia off the coast of Australia.April 09, 2020Apolemia captured on the Falkor1, 2Deep and dark corners of our oceans keep offering us glimpses of what we& 39;ve yet to discover. Transparent blobs, neon-bright electric fish, amongst other ocean creatures sometimes show scientists glimpses of themselves, but there& 39;s still more out there.

3D printing and virtual reality is cool and all, but when are we going to be able to clone ourselves? It’d be nice to send our clone off to school or work and sit back and do what we really want to do.There have been significant advances in cloning in the last several decades, resulting in the successful cloning of various animals.

Focused ultrasound can weaken the blood-brain barrier in brain cells improving the uptake of drugs that treat Alzheimer& 39;s.April 13, 2020New research led by Australian scientists is revealing how a new ultrasound technique could help treat Alzheimer’s disease. The team has discovered that focused ultrasound can weaken the blood-brain barrier in brain cells, improving the uptake of drugs that treat Alzheimer& 39;s.

The new test looks for antibodies to the virus in plasma.April 11, 2020A team of Stanford Medicine researchers has developed a test to detect antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 in blood samples. The new test differs from current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 because it looks for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood.

The vaccine was successful in reducing atrophied brain matter in mice.April 12, 2020Researchers have developed a nasal Alzheimer& 39;s vaccine that could change how we treat the condition. The vaccine was successful in reducing atrophied brain matter in mice by blocking a protein that causes the disease.

Researchers at the University of Queensland believe this could be an alternative to opioid pain killers.April 15, 2020Venomous insects are much more than just scary four- or eight-legged creatures. They can prove very useful in the world of medicinal remedies, as a study from the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia has just demonstrated.

The experimental product is a recombinant viral vector vaccine.April 18, 2020Oxford University scientists are manufacturing a million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine even before its effectiveness has been proven. The shots will be available by September, reported Reuters.RELATED: FIRST INACTIVATED COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS SET FOR CHINA& 39;S HENAN PROVINCEAn experimental productThe experimental product is called & 34;ChAdOx1 nCoV-19.

Did you know that, before the advent of photography, many scientists, especially biologists, had to either hire great illustrators or be great artists themselves?Charles Darwin, for example, worked closely with illustrators in order to document, and further study, his findings.Perhaps one of the greatest examples of a naturalist and biologist who was also a great artist and illustrator, is Ernst Haeckel, the German naturalist, philosopher, and artist.

A UCLA team of researchers is developing a quicker, cheaper, and safer method that could deliver DNA into stem cells and immune cells.April 28, 2020A move toward a better way to use gene therapies to attack cancer and genetic disorders has just been thought up by a UCLA-led team of researchers.The team has focused on developing a new method for bringing DNA into stem cells and immune cells in a safe, economical, and fast manner.

The scientists were able to restore telomere length in mice.April 26, 2020Researchers at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have developed a potential breakthrough treatment for dyskeratosis congenita and other telomere-related diseases, conditions in which cells age prematurely, reported the Harvard Gazette.

June Almeida and Coronavirus Identified by Almeida and Tyrell 1, 2STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is one of many fields that reflects the global issue of gender inequality. While women have made countless contributions to STEM throughout history, only about 30 of the world’s researchers are women.

The nano-sized devices capture dangerous peptides before they can self-assemble.May 03, 2020Alzheimer& 39;s disease is a debilitating, devastating disease that is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers are always on the prowl for ways to cure or stop its spread, and now some may just have found a solution.

Researchers from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have seen promising results in mice, and will start human clinical trials this summer.May 04, 2020There have been a number of scientific advancements in how to better fight deadly brain tumors: some researchers have found that using scorpion venom helps, while other doctors are using & 39;brainbow& 39; imagery to do so.

In very rare circumstances, errors with a person& 39;s genetic code can result in some very interesting physical abnormalities. Here we have gathered some of the most interesting, and sometimes disturbing, examples of genetic physical conditions from around the world.Before you read on please note that some of these images are a little distressing.

It is a trope that is far more common than you think. It has made appearances in films like Sleeper, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Vanilla Sky, and even in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, just to name a few. A fatally injured/sick protagonist or character in the film puts their body & 34;on ice& 34; with the hopes of eventually waking up in a future that can fix their ailments.

Sandia National Lab scientists are working hard to see if this system could work against COVID-19.May 11, 2020What if we could reprogram our genes to block out COVID-19? This is what scientists at Sandia National Lab are trying to find out by using CRISPR, the gene editing tool.The researchers are genetically engineering antiviral countermeasures in order to curb the coronavirus, as well as fight off potential future outbreaks of similar viral strains.

The therapy allowed mice to build muscle and reduce obesity without exercising or changing diet.May 17, 2020Everybody wants to be fit. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to get there.Who has time to spend long hours at the gym and eating right is such a bore. What if we told you that you could get ripped without exercising and eating whatever you wanted.

The two experimental treatments for heart disease were based on ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells.May 17, 2020A cardiac surgeon in China has performed the first two experimental treatments for heart disease based on ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells, reported Nature Magazine. The patients have recovered well one year later, reports the surgeon Wang Dongjin at Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.

This is excellent news for vaccine development.May 18, 2020Here& 39;s a decent dollop of good news amidst a strange time: a new study has found that the human body builds a solid antiviral immune system response to COVID-19 after it& 39;s fought the virus off.The study was carried out by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California and shows promising results to assist vaccine development to fight COVID-19.

It works by sending short electrical bursts in the shape of the letters.May 17, 2020What if we could restore some sense of vision to blind people? There& 39;s a new device that sends electrical pulses to the part of the brain involved in visual processing, and this process actually allows blind people to & 39;see& 39; letters, reported Nature Magazine.