It has been twelve months since we counted the last minutes of 2019 and we have shouted ‘Happy New Year’ with joy. We were happily unaware of what was in store for us in the following days. For those who have lost their livelihood, their health or, most tragically, their …
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With only a few days left in this strange beast of a year that will surely come down in the history books, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the amazing things scientists have done so far. Despite everything. Of course, scientific achievements usually take years. However, here …
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The deadly “brain-eating amoeba” infection has historically occurred in South America. But in recent years cases have been appearing in a northerly direction, possibly due to climate change, a new study has found. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated cases of brain-eating amoebae, known as …
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The new flu vaccine grown in plants has been put to the test in two large-scale clinical trials, the first for vaccine research. The vaccine contained virus-like particles resembling strains of the spreading flu, derived from relatives of native Australian tobacco who were genetically instructed to produce viral proteins. Approximately …
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There is no walk in the park a year in space. Ask American astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. Her DNA, telomeres, and gut microbiome were altered by her long stay in space, she lost bone density, and still had pain …
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