Lowering body temperature as when animals hibernate may help slow ageing, scientists say
Reducing body temperature by entering a torpor-like state, like hibernation in animals, could keep you younger, a study in ...
Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen
Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the ...
Scientists engineer starfish cells to shape-shift in response to light
Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...
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Bing Ren appointed Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center
The New York Genome Center announces Bing Ren, PhD, as the New Scientific Director and CEO of the New York Genome Center and Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Development, Biochemistry and ...
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Reduce body temperature to slow ageing, authors of new study say
Keeping cool could help stall the signs of ageing, going by tests on mice carried out by scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Whitehead Institute and Harvard Medical School.The ...
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MIT Scientists Use Light to Control Cell Movement in Starfish
In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start to move and shake, leading to contractions that cause it to squeeze, pinch, and eventually divide. As daughter cells follow ...
Remote home of KY artist and author spent years in disrepair. This group is saving it.
Harlan and Anna Hubbard lived a life of simple elegance in a cabin where they created art and music. Here’s what their Ohio ...
'We're digging people out with our bare hands': Hunt for survivors as Myanmar quake kills dozens
At least 144 people have died in Myanmar after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, felt by Thailand and other neighbouring ...