Tag: cosmos
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DNA. Bacteria. Life in… Everywhere!
A new study in mice has shown that the DNA of bacteria that live in the body can pass a trait to offspring in a way similar to the parents' own DNA. According to the authors, the discovery means scientists need to consider a significant new factor -- the DNA of microbes passed from mother…
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Be fat. Stay healthy!
Most of us aren't fond of our flab but perhaps it's time to see it in a new light. Fat cells may be among our first line of defence against pathogens. "Fat has an additional role we didn't suspect", says Jay Kolls of the University of Pittsburgh. Beyond physical barriers such as skin, our main…
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DNA. On the edge… Breath in.... Breath out!
For a skin cell to do its job, it must turn on a completely different set of genes than a liver cell -- and keep genes it doesn't need switched off. One way of turning off large groups of genes at once is to send them to "time-out" at the edge of the nucleus, where…
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Humans. Infinity. Perception. Soul.
How can humans grasp or even think about infinity? Only if we renounce our individuality so that we can see inside the depths of our soul can we see the stars. See beyond your self. See through the cosmos. Feel without your eyes. You are no one. You are everyone...
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Music with the eyes. I mean the brain. I mean the…
Ever since musician Eduardo Miranda met a patient with locked in syndrome 11 years ago, he has been on a mission to create a way for the paralyzed to make music. His latest invention is the brain computer music interface (BCMI) which allows people to create music using just their eyes. By connecting electrodes to…
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