[ad_1] Nerve cells are difficult to study in cultures as conventional experiments don’t allow natural growth, but a new platform aims to change this. Accurate and reproducible in vitro modelling of nerve cells are essential for studying the nervous system and neurodegenerative disorders. While much of our recent understanding of cellular biology comes from studying…
[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur from birth to age 17. A new study examined the effect of ACEs on jurors’ sentencing decisions in hypothetical death penalty cases. The study found that defense testimony elicited jurors’ leniency, largely through their responses to ACE evidence. The study,…
[ad_1] Cleopatra VII, often simply called “Cleopatra,” was the last of a series of rulers called the Ptolemies who ruled ancient Egypt for nearly 300 years. Cleopatra ruled an empire that included Egypt, Cyprus, part of modern-day Libya and other territories in the Middle East. Modern-day depictions of Cleopatra VII tend to show her as…
[ad_1] Two clinically available drugs have shown promise in restoring the regenerative capacity of mouse lung cells, suggesting they could be used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Health 23 March 2022 By Carissa Wong A false colour CT scan showing lungs (black) and damaged tissue (blue/green) GCA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Two clinically available drugs may…
[ad_1] This diagram shows the basic structures of our galaxy from an edge-on view. Stefan Payne-Wardenaar / MPIA Take a census of your country’s population, and you can draw up its population pyramid: a graph that immediately reveals when powerful baby booms have taken place. Astronomers have now done something similar for the stars in…
[ad_1] Every star we see in our night sky also has a view of the Sun in its sky. We’ll visit eight of these locations for a fresh perspective on our familiar digs.Bob King Something like 9,100 stars are visible with the naked eye across the entire planet. Each appears in a particular constellation and…
[ad_1] NASA scientists have unsealed an extraterrestrial time capsule 50 years after astronauts collected the rock and dust from the moon and sealed it away before returning to Earth. The precious sample from Apollo 17 is one of the last pristine remaining bits of the moon. NASA scientists cracked the seal in a slow process…
[ad_1] What gives rise to our conscious experiences? The so-called hard problem, popularized by the philosopher David Chalmers in 1995, asks how the inanimate neural substrates of the brain create vivid first-person conscious experiences. In other words, how the combined firings of our neurons elicit the inner subjective universe we all possess. Anil Seth, one…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (CNN) — NASA’s launch of the Mars Science Laboratory — hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns — has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. A photo illustration of a laser-equipped vehicle that is set to be part of the Mars Science…
[ad_1] A new film, River, documents Earth’s waterways from stunning new perspectives. Narrated by Willem Dafoe with music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Jonny Greenwood and Radiohead, the film visits 39 countries, highlighting how our most precious resource shapes both the planet’s elaborate landscapes and all human existence. “Encounters with nature can permanently shift –…