Interstitium: A Network of Living Spaces Supports Anatomical Interconnectedness
What researchers once regarded as a byproduct of biology may hold the key to understanding health and disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Interstitium: A Network of Living Spaces Supports Anatomical Interconnectedness
What researchers once regarded as a byproduct of biology may hold the key to understanding health and disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
ISS review – Ariana DeBose is ace as third world war sparks space station survival race
DeBose ’s brilliant rookie astronaut navigates this moderately tense thriller about US and Russian crew fighting as Earth blazes belowAt first, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) mistake the tiny dot of fire on Earth for a volcano. But look: there ’s another, and another. In fact, these astronauts have got a bird’s eye view of a nuclear tit-for-tat between the Russian and American governments that by the end of the movie turns the planet into a great glowing ball of fire. But for the six-person crew – three Americans and three Russians – nuclear Armageddon is only the start of their problems....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Cath Clarke Tags: Film Drama films Science fiction and fantasy films International Space Station Culture Source Type: news
Where do elbows and knees come from? Biologists track them back to our boneless, sharklike ancestors
Ask an older person where painful arthritis strikes and most will point to their joints—knees, hips, and fingers. That’s because as people age, those joints lose the cartilage and viscous fluid, known as synovial fluid, that keeps them supple. Sharks and skates have no bones—and no arthritis—but they apparently have the same kind of joints we do. Once thought to exist only in bony vertebrates, these so-called
synovial joints actually evolved in the much older ancestor of cartilaginous and bony fish
, researchers reported earlier this month in a preprint on bioRxiv.
“They very convincingly show tha...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The U.S. government is taking action to stop ‘cow flu.’ Is it too little, too late?
The U.S. government announced new measures yesterday to slow the spread of the H5N1 influenza virus among cattle, following the revelation that milk sold commercially in 10 states contained fragments of the virus. An order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the movement of dairy cattle between states and mandates the reporting of infected cows.
The
order
comes as new genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with the virus, first announced on 25 March, may have started as early as the fall of 2023, and that the virus has likely circulated far beyond the 33 farms in eight states ...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
UNF, Mayo Clinic partner on 3D anatomy printing course
The course gives biology and engineering students hands-on experience in an emerging field that will help improve patient outcomes. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: James Cannon Source Type: news
Scientists repot flowering plants ’ tree of life—and find it has tangled roots
About 150 million years ago, life on Earth began a complete revamp, thanks to the rapid rise of one giant group: the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The more efficient photosynthesis of magnolias, waterlilies, as well as many early lineages now extinct pumped oxygen into the atmosphere, and their nectar and fruits provided new types of food for insects and other animals, fueling new, more complex ecosystems that still dominate the planet today.
The sprouting of angiosperms happened so fast that the origins of certain groups has long been mired in mystery. Now, almost 300 plant biologists have banded together to r...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 24, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Animals are stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think
NPR's Juana Summers talks with biologist Adam Hartstone-Rose about his study into why animals are so stressed out during an eclipse. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kathryn Fink Source Type: news
Soiled nappies and karate: AI-rendered Putin biopic to be released
Polish director Besaleel ’s film will feature an AI-rendered Russian president and footage shot by Ukrainian film-makers during the Russian invasionThe “world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian president Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character, has been announced for 26 September.In a statement released via PR Leap, Polish studio AIO said the film, titled Putin, will be released in 35 countries, and describes itself as “up close and personal with the Kremlin leader’s story”.First announced in May 2022, Putin is the English-language debut of Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Pulver Tags: Film Vladimir Putin Artificial intelligence (AI) Poland Ukraine Computing Consciousness Culture Europe Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Technology World news Biopics Source Type: news
Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast
Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theory about the genetic factors that might be behind their behaviour. Science correspondent and flat-coated retriever owner Nicola Davis visits Cambridge University to meet Dr Eleanor Raffan and Prof Giles Yeo to find out how understanding this pathway could help us treat the obesity crisis in humansContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Nicola Davis, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer was Ellie Bury Tags: Science Animal behaviour Dogs Obesity Genetics Pets Animals Biology Source Type: news
Forced to eat bat feces, chimps could spread deadly viruses to humans
On a sunny day 7 years ago in the Budongo Forest Reserve in Uganda, researchers were startled to observe chimpanzees scoop dry bat feces from under a hollow tree and devour it. In 60 years of observations at Budongo, no one had ever seen such a thing, recalls veterinary epidemiologist Tony Goldberg of the University of Wisconsin—Madison. “Aside from the ick factor, we all had the exact same thought,” he says. “They must be exposed to horrible bat-borne viruses.”
That suspicion proved correct. Though the bat feces is rich in nutrients,
it contains dozens of previously unknown viruses
, Goldberg and...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The history of Ervin Bauer's publications on the theory of life - M üller M, Elek G.
Ervin Bauer (1890-1938) made historical contributions to contemporary biology, provided a new definition of life, defined the contents of theoretical biology. He worked in different countries, perturbed by deep historical events. These historical events ne... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
' Demoralizing': The data indicates a strong job market but some employment seekers — even those with a Ph.D
One hundred and twenty-three days. That's how long 30-year-old Geena Ildefonso says it took her to find a new job, despite having a doctorate in biology and nine years of work experience. She had spent months chronicling her job hunting experience on TikTok, often sharing her most frustrated…#geenaildefonso #tiktok #jeffbezos #warrenbuffett #ildefonso #phd #bls #suzeorman #pfizer #nonejeffbezos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High breast density tied to impaired recurrence-free cancer survival
This study may lead to insights on risk factors related to tumor biology, mammographic patterns at diagnosis, and breast cancer recurrence, which in turn could be used to tailor surveillance,” the Lång team wrote.
Surveillance programs post-breast cancer treatment have become more important as reports indicate the number of women living with breast cancer is rising. The researchers highlighted that identifying links between mammographic features and recurrence could help design follow-up strategies. This could lead to earlier detection of recurrence.
Lång and colleagues analyzed associations between mammographic feat...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Controversial wolf killing appears to help caribou, but concerns persist
Since 2015, a slaughter has unfolded in the mountains of British Columbia, all in the name of saving southern mountain caribous, classified as threatened in Canada. Each winter, sharpshooters hired by the provincial government kill hundreds of wolves from low-flying helicopters, sometimes using a tracking collar attached to a “Judas wolf” that leads them to other pack members. Nearly 2200 of the predators had been killed, including 248 in the most recent winter.
The policy has provoked lawsuits and protests from conservation groups and dueling papers in scientific journals about whether the carnage benefits carib...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
