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While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth’s history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known chapters in that history, deep within Earth’s past. In fact, Earth’s inner core appears to have another even more inner core within it. “Traditionally we’ve been taught …

Scientists in Japan have unveiled a revolutionary bacteria-based therapy that eradicates tumors without relying on the immune system, offering fresh hope for patients where standard treatments fail. Credit: Stock Two bacteria working in harmony show powerful antitumor effects. The approach could transform treatment for immunocompromised patients. A research team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of …

Scientists Have Created a Protein Qubit Inside a Living Cell  extremetech.com A fluorescent-protein spin qubit  Nature Proteins Double as Qubits, A Step That Could One Day Bridge Quantum Computing And Biology  The Quantum Insider Fluorescent Protein Powers Next-Gen Spin Qubit  BIOENGINEER.ORG UChicago PME Researchers Create Functional Protein Qubit for Quantum Sensing in Living Cells  Quantum Computing Report Source link

Scientists in Canada discovered that gut microbes fuel liver dysfunction, but stopping this process at its source dramatically improved metabolic health in mice. Credit: Shutterstock Gut microbes produce D-lactate that worsens metabolism. A trap for it restores healthier blood sugar and liver function. A group of Canadian researchers has identified an unexpected way to lower blood sugar and protect the …

The shimmering northern lights that streak across Alaska’s skies have wilder cousins on Jupiter — they’re bigger, stranger, and now tied to a discovery helping scientists better understand space weather. These “alien auroras” on our solar system’s largest planet have revealed a previously unknown type of plasma wave, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota …

For decades, scientists have debated how metformin, the world’s most widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug, actually works. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine reveals a surprising player: the brain. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists found that metformin acts in the brain through Rap1 to control blood sugar. This insight could lead to more precise diabetes treatments. Metformin has been …

Beneath our feet lies a hidden world of staggering scale, a deep ecosystem brimming with billions of microorganisms. Its astonishing diversity has earned it the nickname the “subterranean Galapagos” and suggests that its genetic richness may rival or even surpass life above ground. Presenting their work at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting in 2018, the researchers calculated the size …

The skull of Skhul I child showing cranial curvature typical of Homo sapiens. Credit: Tel Aviv University Scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest evidence of human-Neanderthal interbreeding: a 140,000-year-old child from Israel’s Skhul Cave. The fossil shows a unique blend of traits, revealing that humans and Neanderthals were mixing tens of thousands of years earlier than once believed. Fossil Discovery …

Scientists Perform First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant  The New York Times Pig-to-human lung xenotransplantation into a brain-dead recipient  Nature For the first time, a genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man  CNN Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time  The Guardian Gene-edited pig lung transplanted into a brain-dead patient for first time  statnews.com Source link

A major new review in JAMA highlights an emerging medical approach that could transform how we fight aging and disease. Rather than treating heart disease, cancer, or kidney disease one at a time, researchers argue for targeting the biological processes of aging itself, an approach known as geroscience. Credit: Stock Scientists are rethinking aging as a treatable process, with new …