One way that oxygen can damage our DNA
Guanine, a component of DNA, is revealed to react with oxygen and change how your genes are expressed.
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Electrical stimulation may delay Parkinson’s disease progression
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, meaning that brain cells will continuously die off as the illness…
Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…
Breeding more nutritious Pacific oysters
Researchers have pinpointed several genes that could help shellfish producers breed Pacific oysters with higher amounts of healthy omega-3…
A new model for predicting human population growth
Scientists at University of Washington have attempted to improve upon previous population models developed by the United Nations and the…
The Chemistry of Fireworks
How the ancient Chinese discovery of gunpowder and a scientist burning different metals led to the fireworks we know and love today!
New ancient human species bones uncovered in the Philippines
The remains of a previously unknown species of human has been found in a cave in the Philippines!
Disease-causing bacteria can grow on hydroponic microgreen mats
Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes are two diarrhea-causing bacteria that can make you sick when eating contaminated produce. It…
The little molecule that repairs your heart after a heart attack
Recent experiments are starting to show how circular RNA might be able to help a heart regrow itself after a heart attack.
Why We Have Gadgets: Electromagnetism
James Clerk Maxwell may not have invented the first electromagnet. But, he was the first person to finally prove the relationship between…