Could Gene Therapy One Day Cure Diabetes?
Clinical trials could happen in as little as three years.
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Clinical trials could happen in as little as three years.
There are some shrimp species equipped with truly remarkable weaponry.
A cosmic reminder of how small and insignificant we really are.
A study published today suggests that people can tell that you’re sick with just a seconds-long glance at your face.
“The conclusions are sound and it is clear that the results represent a significant new chapter in our understanding of the settlement of North America.”
Researchers believe they’ve figured out how to short-circuit the complex neurological process that results in tinnitus.
Astronomers are now significantly closer to knowing the true reasons for the star’s odd behaviour.
A new awareness campaign around genetic disorders aims to reduce the spread of these illnesses.
However, we’ve been down this path many times before with Alzheimer’s research: Promising findings in animals that utterly fail to appear in large, real-world studies of people.
These celestial hoovers do more than just devour nearby objects—they also grow to a size that eventually suppresses a galaxy’s ability to churn out new stars, effectively rendering them sterile.
Make sure to set your calendar, and get a good start for the year in space.
A question we all asked ourselves at least once over the holidays, after that millionth serving of turkey.
All of the water pouring off Earth’s melting ice sheets is making the oceans heavier, so much so that seafloors are literally sinking.
Think about your poor ear hairs before you down those 20 shots tonight.
An American startup reckons tap water is a bit crap, suggests folks drink their expensive "raw" water, instead.
Shout out to Bangiomorpha pubescens.
