Life Science News Steadily Accumulating: How Humans Continue to Evolve When thinking about evolution, we rarely think about how we, as humans, are continuously evolving. If the topic of human evolution does come up, we tend to think in terms of dramatic changes manifesting over centuries, like changes in brain structure or eye sizes. However, evolution is just a combination of small changes combining to […] Written by Sarah Junaid 2021-08-132021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News The Self-Assembling System of an Embryo Stem cells in a developing embryo have a unique ability to distinguish into different types of tissues aided by the gene HMGA1. Source: Ryddragyn via commons.wikimedia.org Similar to how we have the liberty to opt for our preferred careers, stem cells in developing embryos also choose their own specialized fate; whether they wish to become […] Written by Aliza Khan 2021-08-032021-08-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Health Sciences Life Science Technology Switch off Alzheimer’s with Riboswitches Alzheimer's is a long standing medical problem. RNA Riboswitches can be used to treat the underlying cause behind Alzheimer's. Written by Saba Naseem Awan 2021-07-072021-07-08 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Insights into the Human Brain: Discovery of a Unique Neuron Everyone has a knowledge hungry science-worm in them that awakens every time they read about a ground-breaking, earth-shattering, neuron-exploding discovery. Even more so when they come across vaccines, drugs, and therapies that have borne the brunt of pre-clinical testing and finally moved on to clinical trials, a step closer to the general public. Unfortunately, many […] Written by Fatima Tariq 2020-06-212020-06-21 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science Technology Xenobots – a new form of life? Scientists have successfully created the first-ever cell-based living robot: the Xenobots. These robots are an embodiment of the wonders the fusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Biological World could bring about, and have never been witnessed before on the surface of planet Earth. They are truly a new form of life. “They’re neither a […] Written by Rubaa Yawar 2020-05-122020-05-15 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News Technology A Brain Implant that Uses Live Feed From a Camera to Help Blind People See Eduardo Fernandez, director of neuroengineering at the University of Miguel Hernandez, Spain has presented a particularly unique approach to cure blindness. His method uses technology embedded directly in the rear of the brain as opposed to previous techniques which usually involved prosthetic eyes or retinas. The mechanism uses a modified pair of glasses fitted with […] Written by Farheen Fawad 2020-03-282021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News Touch Transcends Our Fingertips Have you ever wondered how the blind can navigate with canes in their hands? The secret lies in an interesting part of the brain responsible for the sensation of touch, that sometimes works in ways we do not even expect! Neurobiologist, Luke Miller, was once playing with a curtain rod in his apartment when he […] Written by Alizah Gul Memon 2020-03-162021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Science News Selectively Killing Cancer Cells Using Ultrasound Ultrasound are sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing which are also used to make an image of a person’s internal body structure. Ultrasound waves have been used in cancer treatments before using high-intensity bursts to heat up tissue and killing cancer and normal cells in the area targeted. […] Written by Aliza Khan 2020-03-122021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
