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Living Microorganisms In Dust Might Be Dangerous To Human Health

It’s normal to not like dust, which consists of dead skin, hair, bugs, soil, animal fur, and so on, as it gets everywhere, on desks, windows, and even inside your computer. Even though it might seem harmless, the dust is housing…

December 12, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission Discovered Water On Asteroid Bennu

NASA sent OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission to Asteroid Bennu with the goal to take a sample of the space rock’s soil and bring it back home for further analysis. The scientists hope that, by studying Bennu, a 487-meter wide asteroid, they…

December 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Human Immune System Not Affected By Space Travel

A new study focused on the effects of space flight on the human immune system, and the results give us hope for the future. For the study, experts used blood samples from 23 crew members who spent half a year…

December 10, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

How Can You Fully Enjoy the Most Important Meteor Shower from This Year

When people see a meteor, they think that it is a falling star and make a wish. Some dreamers go through amazing life experiences and end up thinking that their wishes actually came true. Science says that this is, most…

December 10, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Ancient Strain Of Plague May Have Caused The Decline Of Neolithic Europeans

Scientists from France, Sweden, and Denmark have identified an ancient strain of plague bacteria (Yersinia pestis) in the 5,000-year-old DNA samples extracted from the human remains found in a mass grave. According to the researchers, who published their study’s result on December…

December 7, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Human Gut Bacteria Present Over 6,000 Antibiotic-Resistant Genes

A new study, in which the University of Birmingham participated, revealed that human gut bacteria present more than 6,000 antibiotic-resistant genes that allow the microorganisms to be immune to antibiotics. While that might be beneficial since the intestinal microbiota is living…

December 5, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Natural Selection Begins In The Womb, And It Can Explain Adulthood Conditions

The embryo consists of only about 100 cells and the period it spends in the womb can impact the future health of the individual. According to a new study, natural selection begins in the womb, and it can explain some…

December 5, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

World Health Organization To Study Health Impact Of Gene Editing

Gene-editing techniques, such as CRISPR, helped scientists achieve many advances in genetics. The most recent breakthrough is one of the Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who managed to create the world’s first genetically modified babies. Even though the scientific community condemned the…

December 4, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Babies In The Womb Use Kicking For Mapping Their Body And Environment

Babies in the womb are commonly kicking and stretching in the mothers’ belly. While that’s an emotional moment for the parents that feel their unborn baby moving, for the babies, kicking is useful for mapping their body and environment. At least,…

December 3, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Scientists still Don’t Know what Might have Caused the Seismic Waves which Recently Shook the Earth

Over the years, a lot of theories talked about strange events which happened on Earth. These actions were so unusual that not even scientists could explain. The end of 2018 seems to be one of those unpredictable periods when everything…

December 2, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0