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A Massive Project Is Helping Scientists Unravel the Genetic Secrets of Mammals
In expansive new research out this week, scientists around the world have started to unravel the genetic secrets behind one of nature’s greatest success stories: mammals. They’ve catalogued and compared the genomes of more than 200 mammal species, including elephants, bats, and humans. Among other things, their findings should help us understand the origins of…
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Scientists Are About to Try to Create Stem Cells in Space
Stem cell research is expanding beyond earthly confines. Scientists from Cedars-Sinai in California have partnered with the private company Axiom Space to help them produce stem cells aboard the International Space Station — an apparent first that will test whether these cells can be manufactured more efficiently in a microgravity environment. The initial cargo needed…
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Drunk Mice Avoided Hangovers Thanks to a Probiotic
The hangover cure of the future just might be a chuggable probiotic. In research out this week, scientists in China detail the creation of bacteria that can produce an enzyme meant to help the body break down alcohol faster. Alcohol-fed mice that were given the probiotic beforehand experienced less drunkenness and recovered more quickly, the…
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Newly Declassified Report Contradicts Officials, Suggests Havana Syndrome Might Be Caused by Directed Energy
Only several weeks after the intelligence community came out to disavow claims that “Havana Syndrome” — the bizarre rash of neurological disorders plaguing droves of U.S. foreign service officers — was the result of a directed energy weapon, a newly declassified report alleges that may very well be what it is.