Scientists in Massachusetts create healthier beef by genetically enhancing cow cells with nutrients normally found in carrots and peppers Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts experimented with enhancing beef cells with plant nutrients Beta carotene, lycopene and phytoene – found in plants – were added to the cells They believe the results could make a healthier cultivated … Read more
Scientists in Massachusetts create healthier beef by genetically enhancing cow cells with nutrients normally found in carrots and peppers Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts experimented with enhancing beef cells with plant nutrients Beta carotene, lycopene and phytoene – found in plants – were added to the cells They believe the results could make a healthier cultivated … Read more
Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen. He is not afraid to kick or head-butt an intruder who gets in his way and, when he’s hungry, dashes over to his mother for milk. But there the similarities end because Kurt is a clone. The 2-month-old colt is … Read more
A new virtual reality system has been created that lets doctors take a Google Street View-style ‘walk’ through the cells inside the human body. It is hoped that the technology will allow researchers to analyse individual cells and gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental problems in biology. University of Cambridge scientists created the software, … Read more
Donald Trump’s antibody treatment was developed with cells which are ultimately derived from an aborted fetus, it has emerged. The Regeneron ‘antibody cocktail’ administered to the president was tested using a supply of HEK 293T human cells, which have been cloned and modified in science labs for decades but originate from the kidney of an aborted … Read more
What happened? Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more
Blood test that measures the size of a person’s red blood cells could spot people most at risk of falling seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 Scientists have found a link between size of red blood cells and Covid mortality So-called RDW test measures the size range of a person’s red blood cells A healthy and … Read more
A new type of bandage has been developed that can rebuild broken bones by transplanting bone-forming proteins and stem cells directly onto fractures. The biomaterial, which can be stuck to a fracture ‘like a plaster’ to accelerate healing, has been tested successfully on mice’s skulls. After rebuilding bits of broken bone, the biodegradable bandage – which is … Read more
A new type of bandage has been developed that can rebuild broken bones by transplanting bone-forming proteins and stem cells directly onto fractures. The biomaterial, which can be stuck to a fracture ‘like a plaster’ to accelerate healing, has been tested successfully on mice’s skulls. After rebuilding bits of broken bone, the biodegradable bandage – which is … Read more
HALF of Americans could have some protection against COVID-19: Studies find many people have immune T cells to other coronaviruses that respond to the new virus A study of donated blood in the US found that half of samples had immune T cells that reacted to SARS-CoV-2 Similarly high rates were found in smaller studies … Read more