Simple addition to corn bran could boost grain’s nutritional value 15-35%
What if, by adding a couple of cell layers inside a corn kernel, the grain could become significantly richer in essential nutrients like iron, zinc, and protein? Such an improvement could benefit people who rely on corn for a large portion of their diet, as in many parts of the global south. In a new […]
As The Deaths Pile Up, Experts Ask: Why Are Police Involved In Mental Health Crises?
Gershun Freeman died inside a Memphis, Tennessee, jail in October. A few months later, in March, Irvo Otieno perished inside a state hospital shortly after police and hospital staff knelt on him for several minutes. Aside from being two more Black men in America who died in police custody, their stories share another commonality: Both […]
Day Drinking Hits Your Body Way Differently. Here’s How, According To Doctors.
Warm weather and booze often go hand-in-hand. Instead of hibernating inside alone on your couch or meeting friends in cozy cafes, summer brings invites to backyard cookouts, hanging out by the pool or meeting up in the park — and alcohol is a guest who usually shows up. These days, there are a lot of […]
Strobe light for 5G: Imaging system spotlights the tiny mechanical hearts at the core of every cellphone: Movies of minuscule vibrations reveal how well 5G and other mobile networks are operating
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in cellphone communication. Buffeted by the cacophony of radio frequencies in the airwaves, these resonators select just the right frequencies for transmitting and receiving signals between mobile devices. With the growing importance of these […]
Exquisitely preserved embryo found inside fossilized dinosaur egg
A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilised dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behaviour of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study. The embryo, dubbed ‘Baby Yingliang’, was discovered in the Late Cretaceous rocks of Ganzhou, southern China and belongs to a toothless theropod dinosaur, or oviraptorosaur. […]
The Bill That Could Protect Abortion Rights If Roe Is Overturned
Inside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, justices heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, a potentially landmark abortion case involving Mississippi’s attempt to ban all abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy. Experts agree, based on what some justices asked during arguments, that the Court’s conservative majority is prepared to not only uphold the Mississippi law […]
When it comes to communication skills, maybe we’re born with it? Neuroscientists find brain matter makeup in infancy is linked to children’s degree of language skills at five years old
From inside the womb and as soon as they enter the world, babies absorb information from their environment and the adults around them, quickly learning after birth how to start communicating through cries, sounds, giggles, and other kinds of baby talk. But are a child’s long-term language skills shaped by how their brain develops during […]
Sensor spies hideouts for ?virus replication: An antiviral, found in some people’s cells, outwits an immune escape plan used by several dangerous viruses
While some types of RNA viruses cloak themselves to hide inside a cell and create copies of themselves, a “detective enzyme” might be attuned to their whereabouts. A slight variation in their genomic code gives some people’s cells the capacity to produce this sensor. Many positive-strand RNA viruses share a strategy to avoid detection by […]