What we can learn from hungry yeast cells
What can stressed yeast teach us about fundamental processes in the cell? A lot, according to scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). The team studies, among other topics, …
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Stressed bees make pessimistic choices and may experience emotion-like states, new research suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in life, new research has revealed. Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have …
Study finds new ways to prevent, treat type 2 diabetes – ThePrint – ANIFeed
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Pancreatic cells, like human cells, have a limit to how much stress they can handle before they start to break down. Through overstimulation of these …
32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn’t be there
As one of Earth’s closest neighbors in space, Mars has long captivated humans with the prospect of alien life located just a short rocket trip away. No such life has …
Echoes in the brain: Why today’s workout could fuel next week’s bright idea
In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Oulu tracked one person’s brain and behavioral activity for five months using brain scans and data from …
Turkey’s plan to recycle more has made life hard for its informal waste pickers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Turkey’s 500,000 or so informal waste pickers carry out around 80% of the recycling in the country. These workers, who are also known as çekçekçi, are …
New ‘biological aging’ test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months
A test that uses cells from the inside of your cheek may accurately predict the risk of death within the upcoming year, new research hints. This study, published Oct. 1 …
Asymmetric placebo effect in response to spicy food
The expectations humans have of a pleasurable sensation asymmetrically shape neuronal responses and subjective experiences to hot sauce, according to a study published October 8, in the open-access journal PLOS …
New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal in plants
A fossil of the winged-seed Alasemenia, sourced from the Jianchuan mine in Xinhang Town, China. Credit: Deming Wang Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, …
Former Google engineer and ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton among Nobel Prize winners in physics – The Mercury News
By Kati Pohjanpalo | Bloomberg One of the most influential academics in artificial intelligence, Geoffrey E. Hinton, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for training artificial neural networks …