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Plastic in the placenta – pregnancies increasingly involve microplastics

March 1, 2024, 3:59 p.m © unsplash.com/filipp_roman_photography Microplastics were found in the placentas of all women who took part in a new scientific study from the University of New Mexico (USA), raising concerns about the potential impact on the health of children growing in the womb, writes The Guardian. The concentration of microplastics in the […]

Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease – scientists have taught an algorithm to predict the disease seven years in advance

February 22, 2024, 15:56 Scientists from the University of California at San Francisco have developed an artificial intelligence model that can predict the development of Alzheimer’s disease seven years before the first symptoms appear. The model was trained on patient records, Neuroscience News reports. Scientists cite high cholesterol and osteoporosis, especially in women, as key […]

Earthworms are involved in seven percent of world grain production

September 29, 2023, 17:09 Earthworms are involved in the production of 6.5% of the world’s grain © depositphotos/dusanpetkovic Scientists have stated that earthworms are involved in the production of such quantities of grain that can be compared with the contribution of Russia. According to researchers, if earthworms were their own country, they would become the […]

Bacteria from the depths of the ocean – scientists have discovered a new species

September 04, 2023, 16:50 Bacteria live in ocean sediment © Zheng et al., eLife, 2023 Scientists have discovered a mysterious and unique type of bacteria in sediment samples from the deep ocean that could expand our understanding of deep-sea conditions and microbiology in general, reports Science Alert. A team in China has grown the bacteria […]

Will 100 billion year old microorganisms emerge? Researchers concerned

Scientists say microbes 100 million years old are dormant in the salt deposits of Central Australia and could rise under favorable conditions. Inside the salt flats, they live in air chambers that are narrower than human hair. They may have inhabited the salty oceans and lakes of the earth, which had a completely different environment […]

Beautiful! Scientists recreate mummy’s face 2600 years ago Scientists | Reconstruct | Female mummy | 2,600 years ago | protruding teeth | Wonder World | Child prodigy | Children News | Kids Club | Kids News | Toddler News | Malayala Manorama | Manorama Online

Researchers have recreated the face of an Egyptian mummy who died 2600 years ago using state – of – the – art computer technology using CT scans and other information. This mummy has proven to be a beautiful young woman with big brown eyes and slightly protruding teeth. Scientists have unearthed a mummy called Shepenosis, […]

Angle: South African researcher shocks when discovering Omicron strains | Reuters

[Johannesburg, 30th Reuters]-It was November 19th. Raquel Baiana, head of science at South Africa’s largest private laboratory, Lancet Laboratory, was shaken by a genomic sequence analysis of eight samples of the new coronavirus. It was November 19th. Raquel Baiana, head of science at South Africa’s largest private laboratory, Lancet Laboratory, was shaken by a genomic […]