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Mitochondria Aren’t Just the Powerhouse of the Cell
“The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell,” has got to be the most repeated line in biology. It has been firmly inserted into our middle school textbooks for years, and the powerhouse nickname stems from the mitochondria’s energy production … Continue reading
Heisenberg’s Microscope
In the early days of quantum mechanics, Werner Heisenberg wondered if there is a fundamental limit to how well one can resolve structures with a microscope. He went on to formulate a thought experiment which is now known as “Heisenberg’s … Continue reading
70 Short Body Facts to Make You Feel Special
Did you know you can actually dissolve razor blades or power a light-bulb using your brain? Have you ever heard that no matter how often you take a shower and change clothes, every inch of your skin has about 32 … Continue reading
How Our Brains Get Tricked by Misinformation
Daily insights on life in the face of uncertainty, by psychiatrist and habit change specialist Dr. Jud Brewer Feeling news fatigue or losing hold of knowing who to trust? You’re not alone. Having too many options of what to read … Continue reading
Vitamin D and Immunity, Lots of Evidence
To download John’s e text books, please go to https://campbellteaching.co.uk/ebooks/ Public Health England Vitamin D recommendations https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ph… Vit D and COVID https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3… Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths. Prevalence and correlates … Continue reading
How Diet Can Change The Way Sugar Tastes – ScienceBlog.com
The taste of sweetness is highly subjective. Photo: Pixabay The food animals eat can change how they perceive future food. This response uses the same machinery that the brain uses to learn, new research has found.Researchers at the University of … Continue reading
The Race to Test the World for Coronavirus
There has been a wide range of responses to the novel coronavirus as it spread around the globe. When the outbreak began, the World Health Organization called on countries to act quickly emphasizing the importance of testing. As countries continue … Continue reading
Sorry Hulk: Gamma radiation found ineffective in sterilizing N95 masks – ScienceBlog.com
April 11, 2020 by Leda Zimmerman The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. In mid-March, members of the Department of Nuclear Science … Continue reading
You aren’t getting it’: farmer urges public to stay away from fields
A Scottish sheep farmer has pleaded with the public to follow the government’s guidance to stay at home in order to prevent putting farmers ‘trying to provide for the nation’ at risk of coronavirus. Speaking in a video posted on … Continue reading
Time alone (chosen or not) can be a chance to hit the reset button – Aeon
Thuy-vy Nguyen is an assistant professor in psychology at Durham University in the UK. Solitude has become a topic of fascination in modern Western societies because we believe it is a lost art – often craved, yet so seldom … Continue reading
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