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‘Landmark study’ shows brain cells revamp their DNA, perhaps sparking Alzheimer’s disease

Brains without (left) and with (right) Alzheimer’s disease Unlike most cells in our bodies, the neurons in our brain can scramble their genes, scientists have discovered. [...]

Apollo 11’s Journey to the Moon, Annotated

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NanoParticles to be Mass Produced as InOrganic Material?

Growth is a ubiquitous phenomenon in plants and animals. But it also occurs naturally in chemicals, metals and other inorganic materials. That fact has, for decades, posed a [...]

Neural Dust: An Ultrasonic, Low Power Solution for Chronic Brain-Machine Interfaces

University of California, Berkeley researchers put out a paper discussing the possible development of mind-reading “neural dust,” which could be implanted [...]

Inventions and discoveries of Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei’s most notable innovations, discoveries and observations in the field of astronomy, physics and other disciplines on the noted Italian physicist, [...]

MRI Brain Scans of of Ancient Chinese Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medical tradition, believed to date back to around 200BC. The earliest written reference to acupuncture is in the Yellow Emperor’s [...]

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