The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors. The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors. Transgender, Surgery and Surgeons, Teenagers…
Ants are one of the few animals that tend to the injuries of their peers, and now it seems they are also the first non-humans known to perform life-saving amputations Ants are one of the few animals that tend to the injuries of their peers, and now it seems they are also the first non-humans known…
Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and storms have increased in both frequency and severity in recent years. With that has come heightened public interest, resulting in often dramatic footage being live-streamed on platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Discord. Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and storms have increased in both frequency and severity in…
A country’s financial health is rated more highly when its finance minister knows top executives in credit ratings agencies, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests. A country’s financial health is rated more highly when its finance minister knows top executives in credit ratings agencies, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests. Economics…
New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently. New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and more efficiently. Plants & Animals Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is a valuable model to study the regulation of macropinocytosis. A research team led by Prof. Cai Huaqing from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently used the Dictyostelium model system and a proteomics-based approach to reveal the molecular mechanism of macropinosome formation controlled by…
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum information using particles of light called qudits. These qudits promise a future quantum internet that is both secure and powerful. The study is published in the journal eLight. Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating a new method for transmitting quantum…
Paleobotanists have described nine new species of the grape family Vitaceae on the basis of 60- to 19-million-year-old fossil seeds discovered in four Neotropical paleofloras. The post 60-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Found in Colombia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Paleobotanists have described nine new species of the grape family Vitaceae on the basis of…
Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning have long been used to measure features on the Earth’s surface. Now, a new computational technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin is allowing scientists to use those technologies to look inside the planet. Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning…
“Who are we and where do we come from?” This quintessential question has intrigued humanity for millennia. Currently, the “Out-of-Africa (OOA) theory” is prevailingly accepted regarding the origin of modern humans, as a line of evidence indicates that Homo sapiens originated in Africa. “Who are we and where do we come from?” This quintessential question has…