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Dried plums may protect astronaut’s bones from radiation damage Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center have demonstrated the radioprotective effects of polyphenols in dried plums. This new finding may be important for the implementation of dried plums as food supplements in astronauts’ diets for long-term space missions.
October 16, 2020 by Roberto Parisi Read More
There may be other ways to build DNA and RNA Researchers have made a synthetic DNA that is made of eight bases instead of the normal four. This genetic system was capable of supporting the requirements of life. This work lays the foundation of how life could look on a different world.
October 7, 2020 by Madeline Garner Read More
How stars can limit life in the universe For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now, scientists have discovered another factor for habitability: radiation from the planet’s central star.
October 1, 2020 by Paulina Umansky Read More
Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped assemble the building blocks of life? Scientists measured the forces that allow iron pyrite to help amino acids bind to each other at the bottom of the ocean -- to understand how life may have formed a long time ago.
September 21, 2020 by Marcos Jusino-Maldonado Read More
Superbugs in the ocean: what beached whales can teach us about antibiotic resistance Researchers found that more than half of the bacteria collected from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines showed antimicrobial resistance to commonly used drugs.
September 17, 2020 by Ma. Francesca Santiago Read More