Two new studies are raising concerns that the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system could trigger an increased cancer risk in cells. With human trials using the technique starting this year, the scientists behind these new studies urge researchers to be aware of this cancer-driving mechanism.
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A landmark study has revealed that cholesterol in the brain may play a fundamental role in catalyzing the formation of amyloid beta clusters, thought to be a central mechanism leading to the devastating degenerative symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
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You don't need to touch type to become a faster typist, according to new research. Some of the benefits of touch typing date back to mechanical typewriters. But with modern keyboards, which require less force to press keys, typists who use fewer than 10 fingers can be as fast as touch typists.
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About 70,000 years ago, an interstellar interloper brushed past less than a light-year from us. A new study has found that the effects of this close encounter are still felt today, as the orbits of hundreds of comets and asteroids still bear the star’s gravitational influence.
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New research has identified an area in the brain responsible for modulating our feeling of pain. The discovery suggests new pathways toward non-opioid pain control if this natural painkilling system can be artificially activated.
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For decades we have known that alcohol consumption increases a person’s risk of developing cancer, but how this actually occurs has never been completely understood. Now a team has demonstrated how alcohol permanently damages DNA in stem cells which subsequently increases cancer risks
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For many adventurers, scaling Mount Everest is an endurance test like no other. For the Sherpas, it’s all in a day’s work. After all, they routinely set the record for the fastest and most ascents. So how do they do it? According to a new study, the answer could literally be in their blood.
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A Prince Rupert's drop looks like a glass tadpole, but it's so strong it can take a hammer hit without breaking, but break its tail with finger pressure and the drop explodes into powder. The reason for has mystified scientists for 400 years, but researchers finally have an answer.
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A new study suggests that drones can help save elephants not by scaring away would-be hunters, but by scaring away the elephants themselves.
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Sufferers of type 1 diabetes are required to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and administer insulin. But the daily hassle of self-care for patients could soon be reduced, as a new study concludes that automated “artificial pancreas” systems could be available in as little as two years.
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