April 19 (UPI) — If you’re not a fan of Brazil nuts, the initial handful from a bag of mixed nuts can be frustrating. While it may not be a consolation to frustrated snackers, scientists have finally figured out why Brazil…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Supplementation of cocoa powder in the diet of high-fat-fed mice with liver disease markedly reduced the severity of their condition, according to a new study by Penn State researchers, who suggest the results have implications for…
A small study suggests that soil microbes could play a role in the ring-like grass formations in parts of Australia’s wilderness. In the Australian outback, certain grasses grow in eerie rings, with ramparts of dusty green standing at the edge…
Scientists’ findings suggest corals will withstand climate change Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that surround tropical islands. He didn’t know how they performed this…
Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized genetic engineering, allowing scientists to make targeted changes to organisms’ DNA. While the system could potentially be useful in treating a variety of diseases, CRISPR-Cas9 editing involves cutting DNA…
Pregnant women are at high risk for severe COVID-19 infection and death. Yet, insufficient safety data on babies has led many guidelines to leave the decision-making and potential threats to future mothers. While the vaccine trials did not directly test…
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing can lead to unintended mutations at the targeted section of DNA in early human embryos, researchers have revealed. This highlights the need for further research into the effects of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, especially when used to edit…
From bone marrow transplants, gene therapy and medications inducing a plethora of side effects, current treatment options for those with sickle cell disease, an inherited red blood cell disorder, are few – and often risky. However, this soon might change.…
A team of ornithologists from the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Paraguay has described a new species of trogon from the Atlantic Forest of north-eastern Brazil. The trogons and their close relatives, quetzals, are members a pantropically distributed order of birds…
Panoramic RNA Display by Overcoming RNA Modification Aborted Sequencing (PANDORA) is a new RNA sequencing method developed by scientists from the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Unlike Pandora’s box which refers to a source of endless complications or trouble arising…
