How sperm unpack dad’s genome so it can merge with mom’s
A
sperm enters an egg, an embryo develops and eventually a baby is born. But back
up a second—how does the mother's half-genome actually merge with...
Heat stress may affect more than 1.2 billion people annually by 2100
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity
will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming
current greenhouse gas emissions, according...
How a virus forms its symmetric shells
Study could inform the design of engineered nano-shells used in drug delivery Viruses have been well studied, but many
mysteries linger. One such mystery is...
Researchers create focus-free camera with new flat lens
Using a single lens that is about one-thousandth of an inch
thick, researchers have created a camera that does not require focusing. The
technology offers...
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) imaging features overlap with SARS and MERS
OVID-19's imaging features are variable and nonspecific, but the imaging findings reported thus far do show Although COVID-19's imaging features are
variable and...
Unexpected discovery: Blue-green algae produce oil
Cyanobacteria -- colloquially also called
blue-green algae - can produce oil from water and carbon dioxide with the help
of light. This is shown by...
Can light therapy help improve mood in people with concussion?
People with mild traumatic brain injury who
are exposed to early morning blue light therapy may experience a decrease in
depression and other concussion symptoms,...
The microbes in your mouth, and a reminder to floss and go to the...
Oral microbiome was subject of crowd-sourced study Most people know that good oral hygiene -
brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits - is linked to...
Are grandma, grandpa sleepy during the day? They may be at risk for diabetes,...
Older people who experience daytime
sleepiness may be at risk of developing new medical conditions, including
diabetes, cancer and high blood pressure.The
condition called hypersomnolence is...
Controlling light with light
Researchers have developed a new platform for all-optical computing, meaning computations done solely with beams of light.Researchers
from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of...
