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Alex Muller
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First Gene Therapy Successful Against Aging Associated Decline
number of studies have shown that it is possible to lengthen the average life of individuals of many species, including mammals, by acting on specific...
Apple patches Siri
We all know the Siri says some funny things, but it looks like Apple wasn’t a fan of the automated assistant’s response to the question...
Nature Walk Helps Enhance Cognitive Skills in People Diagnosed with Depression
A walk in the park is effective in helping people cope with depression, research says. Researcher Marc Berman and colleagues report that interacting with...
Google admits Project Glass wont be as impressive as demo video
After weeks of hype, teasing and a few public appearances here and there, Google’s finally come clean on just how much augmentation its Project Glass...
Finally, NASA and SpaceX set a date for this weekend
An exact date has bounced around for the last couple of weeks, and NASA is finally giving SpaceX the go for a rendezvous between the...
Antarctic ice shelf at tipping point
British and American scientists have discovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the size of New Jersey beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) –...
Gene Therapy enhancement of IGF1 production triples endurance in mice
ATHLETES trying to cheat by loading their bodies with genes that make muscles bigger and more efficient could be caught if forced to supply muscle...
Brain oscillations reveal that our senses do not experience the world continuously
Now, researchers at the University of Glasgow have demonstrated this is indeed the case. Just as the body goes through a 24-hour sleep-wake cycle controlled...
Graphene shows its colours
GRAPHENE, a form of carbon that comes in sheets a single atom thick, has gained a reputation as a wonder material. It is the best...
The genes behind human intelligence also made us vulnerable to autism
The exact genetic roots of autism are still being untangled, but we do know that the most common single-gene causes of the condition is Fragile...