Saturday, April 20, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
There are fewer than 150 adult kakapo in New Zealand, but this year’s bumper crop of almost 90 chicks renews hope that the bird can be saved from extinctionFriday, April 19, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Cleaning the International Space Station is laborious work, so hygiene firm GermFalcon has made a drone that works in zero-gravity to do the job insteadFriday, April 19, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The world’s biggest election is under way in India. Trust in the machines used to vote is low, but better maths could spot manipulation or errors, says Edd GentThursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
In 2017 astronomers spotted the first interstellar object in our solar system, ‘Oumuamua, but our planet may have been hit by a meteor from another star in 2014Thursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
An algorithm that can detect inequality in cities from Google Street View images, could be used to monitor projects aimed at improving living conditionsThursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A UK survey found that 80 per cent of dog owners get their recommended 150 minutes of physical activity a week, but just 62 per cent of people without dogs doThursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The BBC's new documentary, Earth from Space, explores how scientists use satellite imagery to view and understand some of nature's biggest challengesThursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
An increasing number of countries are declaring plans to hit net zero carbon emissions, but doing so will require technology that doesn’t yet existThursday, April 18, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Many have expressed dismay at the “loss” of Notre Dame following Monday’s fire, but thankfully most of the building is still intact thanks to its clever designWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
New advice will help reduce conflict between medical professionals and the parents of desperately sick children, says Mike LinneyWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Bacteriophage viruses target microbes and not human cells – but paradoxically, they make it harder to treat bacterial infections in people with cystic fibrosisWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
When a violent world event occurs, you may want to find out as much about it as possible. But exposure to media coverage may cause long-term anxiety and stressWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Stone Age farmers living in Turkey became more reliant on domestic sheep and goats over a 1000-year period, according to a study of the animals’ preserved urineWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The first atoms fused into molecules about 400,000 years after the big bang, and now we’ve seen signs of those earliest types of molecule in a distant nebulaWednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Pig brains have been partly revived after their bodies were killed. But what does this mean and how could it be used to help people in emergency situations?Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
An international collaboration has found for the first time that two new epigenetic regulators, TAF5L and TAF6L, maintain self-renewal of embryonic stem cells. The scientists also found that these proteins activate c-Myc (a well-known...Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
US police have used a gun that fires a cord around a suspect, binding their limbs and preventing them from moving, for the first timeWednesday, April 17, 2019 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
What if doctors had a remote control that they could use to steer a patient's own cells to a wound to speed up the healing process? Although such a device is still far from reality, researchers have taken an important first step: They...Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists have uncovered a molecular signaling pathway involving Stat3 and Fam3a proteins that regulates how muscle stem cells decide whether to self-renew or differentiate -- an insight that could lead to muscle-boosting therapeutics...Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
From the development of our remarkable brains to the geographic divides in the way we vote, our shape-shifting planet has guided the path of humanityTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
From wormhole passages to white hole escape routes, no one knows for certain what lurks beyond a black hole’s event horizon – so choose your own unsettling fateTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Everything from breakfast cereal to ice cream and even water is now laced with extra protein. Is there any evidence that consuming more of it does us good?Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
Glioblastoma is one of the most devastating forms of cancer, with few existing treatment options. It is also a leading cause of cancer-related death in children and young adults. Scientists have 'reverse engineered' brain cancer stem...Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
What would the 1980s have been like if Alan Turing had lived? Ian McEwan talks about his exploration of a speculative past for AI in his novel Machines Like MeTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The stone vault in the roof of Notre Dame means it was more resilient to fire than many other cathedrals but heat may still have warped the building’s stoneworkTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A study of more than 165,000 people suggests that fewer than half of those who start taking statins reach cholesterol targets within two yearsTuesday, April 16, 2019 from Stem Cells News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have solved the decades-old mystery of how stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer. Using mouse models and human cancer cell lines, they showed that inflammation resulting from bacterial infection leads to...Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A huge analysis suggests sex-selective abortions have led to at least 23 million fewer girls born worldwide, but birth ratios are now returning to normalTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Measles outbreaks across the US are forcing public health officials to take drastic action to get people vaccinated, threatening fines or even jail timeTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Most parties in Australia's upcoming election want more electric cars, but providing enough charging points across such a vast country has proven difficultTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A study of some 8-million-year-old teeth found in Greece suggests a controversial idea: that hominins arose in Europe and then moved into Africa laterTuesday, April 16, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Older dads may change the chromosomes in their sperm so that their children will be able to live longer lives – a phenomenon similar to Lamarckian evolutionMonday, April 15, 2019 from Cell Therapy News » Issues
Gene Correction for SCID-X1 in Long-Term Hematopoietic Stem CellsMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system, and it may be home to a frigid planet six times the size of Earth in addition to the possibly habitable Proxima bMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
NASA's Cassini spacecraft used radar data to scan the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, helping us learn about its lakes of methaneMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
When there’s a meteor shower on the moon, the impacts cause puffs of water, which means that it’ll be simple for us to get that water to use for explorationMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Tiny particles of plastic are being blown on the wind, ending up in remote areas over a hundred kilometres away from citiesMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
We already knew that climate change made the 2018 heatwave more likely, but now some researchers have said it wouldn't have been possible without itMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
A part of the brain involved with self-awareness, called the insular cortex, appears to be linked to why a tender stroke on the skin can feel niceMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
New evidence shows two thirds of urinary tract infections are treated wrongly. To fight back we must develop fast, accurate diagnostics, says Colin GarnerMonday, April 15, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The like function on Facebook and Instagram could be removed and privacy settings set to max for UK children under new proposed social media guidelinesFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Chris Rapley, scientific advisor on the BBC's new climate change documentary, talks rising temperatures, hammering home the message, and David AttenboroughFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The BBC is finally putting global warming in TV’s spotlight in an hour-long film, but is it too little, too late from the corporation?Friday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The US Department of Defense is ending its contract with cold war-era advisory group JASON. That’s OK – today’s scientists need to air concerns in public, says Audra J. WolfeFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The first black hole ever directly imaged now has been nicknamed Pōwehi, but making the name official will take some timeFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Online clicks are worth big money. Now hackers are using a cunning set of click-tricks to make money from people visiting websites without them realisingFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
An impact in the inner asteroid belt 22 million years ago was responsible for a meteorite shower over Turkey in 2015Friday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for a paying customer for the first time, which is a big step for SpaceXFriday, April 12, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
Plastics are leaving no corner of the planet untouched. Tiny pieces, called microplastics, have now been found in a mountain glacier for the first timeThursday, April 11, 2019 from New Scientist - Stem Cells
The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as it was attempting to land on the moon