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Upcoming body movement can be predicted by high-frequency brain wave patte
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, Nicholas G. Hatsopoulos, PhD, has long been fascinated by space. Specifically, the physical space occupied by the brain.
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NEET Exam UG 2023: Registration Update With Section-wise Preparation Guide
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI/SRV): The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, commonly known as NEET, is an important exam for those who wish to pursue undergraduate medical and dental courses in India. The NEET Exam UG 2023 registration process will soon be opened on the official web
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Study: Flower patterns increase efficiency of bumblebees
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Whether it's a mallow, foxglove, or forget-me-not, many flowers have vivid patterns that are known in biology as nectar cues. They are thought to direct pollinating insects toward the nectary in the quickest manner. The insects' ability to find food could be improved by this guiding activity
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Scientists uncover mysteries around parasite immunity, development
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The study, which was published on January 13 in the journal Science, identifies a potential target for anti-tick vaccines or therapeutics to prevent the spread of infections like Lyme disease.
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Tumor initiation in pancreatic cancer driven by stress-tolerant cells: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A molecular mechanism important for the development of pancreatic cancers has been found by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The mechanism could possibly contribute to the disease's great resistance to treatment and proclivity for metastasis.
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Study reveals regulatory mechanisms for enzyme production in filamentous f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In addition to being a longtime ally of sake brewers, filamentous fungi may soon become a supporter of environmentalists. Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have identified the processes that control the development of enzymes in a filamentous fungus, enabling the efficient break
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Study finds new cellular component important for sense of smell
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the neurons that our noses utilise to detect smell, scientists at Umea University in Sweden have found a previously unidentified cellular component called an organelle. The discovery may spur more studies into the COVID-19 symptom of poor smell perception.
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Cardiac progenitor cells generate healthy tissue after heart attack
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Following a heart attack, the human body is incapable of repairing lost tissue due to the heart's inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with heart progenitor cells could result in the formation of functional heart cells at injured sites. This new therapeutic approach is introd
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Newly discovered anatomy shields and monitors brain
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only recently enabled scientists to study the living brain at a level of detail not previously achie
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Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for sense of s
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at Umea University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell. The discovery could lead to more research into impaired sense of smell, which is a common symptom of COVID-19.
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Self-assembling proteins can store cellular 'memories': Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways. MIT engineers have now coaxed cells to inscribe the history of these events in a long protein chain that can be imaged using a light microscope.
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Rhinos dispersed across South, Central Asia via Tibet: Study
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According to a study published in the journal "Communications Biology," the giant rhino, Paraceratherium, was dispersed across South and Central Asia via the Tibetan Plateau.
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