A research team led by Dr. Albert Pinhasov at the Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel, has recently created a new animal model of depression. The team used mice whose behavior was more prone to be controlled by other mice ...
Disciplined and observational study of the natural world including, but not limited to: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Science.
Gecko-Inspired Bandage May Heal Surgical Incisions
MIT researchers and colleagues have developed an elastic sticky tape inspired by the adhesion mechanism found in geckos’ toes. This adhesive is biocompatible and could replace surgical sutures and staples. Made from a biodegradable polymer and sugar-based glue, the adhesive ...
Measuring the Cell’s Electric Field
A recently developed nanoscale voltmeter created in 2007 by Professor Raoul Kopelman from the University of Michigan enables direct measurement of the electric field inside a cell. Kopelman’s voltmeter measures the amount of photons (light particles) in its surrounding, and ...
How the Peruvian Meteorite Made It to Earth
Professor Peter Schultz, an expert in extraterrestrial impacts from Brown University, has come to interesting conclusions that could upend the conventional wisdom about the size and type of meteorites that can strike Earth. His recent findings regarding the meteorite that ...
Sweet Hope for Type 1 Diabetics
Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston have found a three-drug therapy, which is successful in eliminating insulin-resistance and autoimmunity against insulin-producing cells in mice suffering from type 1 diabetes. The three-drug regimen, consisting of drugs ...
Transgenic Mice Decipher another Part of Autism
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently generated a mice model for autistic savants – a phenomenon in which an autistic person has an outstanding skill alongside his poor ability in social interactions. By using genetically engineered ...
The Birth of the Cell Phone Microscope
In a new project currently under way at the Blum Center for Developing Economies in Berkeley University, scientists are trying to convert the standard cellular phone camera into a clinical-quality microscope, with 5-50X magnification abilities. According to the researchers, cell-phone ...
A Robotic ATHLETE
ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) is a robotic vehicle which was developed by a team of companies and academic institutions. The team, led by JPL Robotics, includes NASA’s Johnson and Ames Centers, Stanford University, and Boeing. This six-legged prototype is ...
The Sky is Falling or Much Ado About Nothing
On March 24th the World Wide Web was flooded with a photograph of a large spherical object, which reportedly had fallen from the sky, landing in a farming area in central Brazil. The story was first published by Daniel Drehmer, ...
New Bionic Eye Could Restore Sight
Researchers working for the Boston Retinal Implant Project have been developing a bionic eye implant that could restore the eye sight of people who suffer from age-related blindness. Although the bionic eye will only help individuals that were born with ...