We have genes that activate after death
The reason for the "post-mortem" reactivation remains unknown: it is now clear that death is a much more complicated process than we thought.
The reason for the "post-mortem" reactivation remains unknown: it is now clear that death is a much more complicated process than we thought.
The CRISPR test will cure an inherited form of blindness in subjects with healthy eyes, but without the gene that converts light into signals that produce vision.
Large-scale genomic analysis carried out by as many as 100 academics around the world has identified 8 genetic variants linked to anorexia.
Smile! There are not only technologies that can have a negative impact. There are also scary ones that can have a lethal relapse.
A well-known scientist produces a list of genes that, if modified, produce real super powers, but the game may not be worth the candle.
Fake experiences and memories, new sight for the blind, increased senses: a device being tested on mice can open the doors to the holographic universe.
“Trained” on thousands of mammograms it can predict the risk of having breast cancer in the next 5 years, and it works better than any other model.
Are we facing an epochal turning point? Researchers, in fact, may have discovered the weak point of cancer, even at the terminal stage. A team of researchers from University College London, in fact, managed to identify a strategy, supported by funding from Cancer Research UK and the Rosetrees Trust. The research, published in Science, explains how the genetic complexity of tumors can be recognized and exploited by the immune system. When a cancer develops in the human body, in fact, the diversity of its genetic defects can be ... Read more
There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain of an adult human, and each of these neurons is connected to hundreds of others for a total of approximately 150 billion connections in total. Neuroscience is discovering that it is the pattern of these connections, the structure of this immense neural network, that is largely responsible for the functionality of the brain, in other words for our mental life: everything we feel, think, experience or do. Our … Read more
In the days that mark the fall of the Berlusconi government and the Italian economic crisis (remember? we predicted it on the old site) I am as disheartened as all of you. The moment is difficult: we can only get out of it if all levels of our country change by looking to the future more than to the past. Some jobs will still survive in the future, let's be clear: but there is a whole series of jobs that don't exist today and which could be useful in the near future. Let's go with common sense: 60%... Read more
Day after day this ambitious goal is starting to become reality thanks to the progress of biomedical research. For several years, researchers have believed that the cells most damaged by aging, called "senescent", damage the surrounding tissue causing many of the pathologies characteristic of old age. These cells, which have stopped dividing due to the ravages of time, continue to secrete large quantities of molecules, many of which are toxic, in the surrounding environment. In a study recently published in the prestigious journal Nature, scientists from "Mayo ... Read more
How will the way we relate to others change? And how will the world's oldest relationship, future sex, be transformed?