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Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written text
Study funded by Facebook aims to improve communication with paralysed patients When Stephen Hawking wanted to speak, he chose letters and words from a synthesiser screen controlled by twitches of a muscle in his cheek. But the painstaking process … Continue reading
What causes antibiotic resistance? – Kevin Wu
TED-Ed Published on 7 Aug 2014 View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-antibio… Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty … Continue reading
First pictures of enzyme that drives new class of antibiotics – ScienceBlog.com
Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds are constructed in nature can help scientists prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining. Researchers have used this knowledge to help solve the X-ray crystal structure of the enzyme that makes obafluorin … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?
We tackle the science of scowling, gesturing, and counting Source: BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Why do we pull faces when we concentrate?
Link between music and speech rhythm in brain could provide language insight
July 29, 2019 by Sandrine Ceurstemont Neuroscientist Dr Domenica Bueti often plays an altered version of the classic aria La donna è mobile when she gives talks about the importance of time perception. Her friend’s piano rendition of Giuseppe Verdi’s composition uses … Continue reading
Scientists Just Discovered Fresh Water Under the Ocean, and It’s HUGE
Seeker Published on 24 Jul 2019 Scientists found a freshwater aquifer under the ocean. And get this — there’s enough water to fill 1.1 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools. Oceanographic teams have known for a while that there are pockets of … Continue reading
The first Europeans weren’t who you might think – National Geographic
Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe. The last, some 5,000 years ago, were the Yamnaya, horse-riding cattle herders from Russia who built imposing grave mounds like this one near Žabalj, Serbia. DANUBIAN ROUTE OF YAMNAYA CULTURE PROJECT, NATIONAL SCIENCE … Continue reading
Why the sex pilus is so dangerous – horizontal gene transfer
Steve Mould Published on 18 Jul 2019 Horizontal gene transfer allows bacteria to swap genes, these speeds up the acquisition of new traits like antibiotic resistance. There are 3 main mechanisms: transduction, transformation and conjugation. But where are human pathogens … Continue reading
Preeclampsia risk may be reduced by a healthy high-fibre diet – ScienceBlog.com
A healthy diet rich in fibre is generally recommended, but new research shows it could be even more important during pregnancy to promote the wellbeing of the mother and child. Plant-based fibre is broken down in the gut by bacteria into … Continue reading
What happens to Your Atoms after you die? The Immortal Infinite Journey.
Arvin Ash Published on 2 May 2019 What happens to your atoms when you die? About 100 billion people have died since the dawn of humanity. Since the law of conservation of matter says that matter cannot be created or … Continue reading
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