FOTW! Recently discovered taste receptor allows flies to sense alkaline flavor Fiona Shan | March 27, 2023 Researchers know that animals perceive sourness when eating…
How do Your Fingerprints Form? Scientists have uncovered the two proteins that determine fingerprint patterns
How do Your Fingerprints Form? Scientists have uncovered the two proteins that determine fingerprint patterns Everyone has unique fingerprints formed by different patterns of lines…
Fun Fact of the Week 2/5/2023: Histones, the DNA-packaging proteins, may be found in bacteria
Fun Fact: Histones, the DNA-packaging proteins, may be found in bacteria Fiona Shan | February 6, 2023 Researchers have discovered that the eukaryotic DNA-packaging protein…
Fun Fact of the Week 1/30/23: Liquid Metal Robot Can Melt, Move, and Reform
FUN FACT: Liquid Metal Robot Can Melt, Move, and Reform Fiona Shan | January 30, 2023 Scientists have engineered a “liquid metal” robot that can…
Fun Fact of the Week 12/5: Beyond X and Y: Scientists uncover a new mechanism of sex determination in mammals
Fiona Shan | December 5, 2022 Scientists often differentiate between male and female mammals based on their specific combinations of the sex chromosomes X and…
Fun Fact of the Week 11/14
Fiona Shan | November 14, 2022 Redefining the Second Time standardization and precise timing tools, such as atomic clocks, have allowed for the synchronization of people’s…
Fun Fact of the Week 10.31: Scientists have Reported a Hybrid Virus, First of its Kind
Fiona Shan | October 31, 2022 Viruses cause various diseases, often affecting people’s everyday lives. However, what would happen if you were infected by not…
Fun Fact of the Week 10/10: Taking Medications by Swallowing Robots
Taking Medications by Swallowing Robots: Scientists have designed small robotic capsules for effective oral drug delivery and absorption. In today’s medical treatment, injection is one…
Fun Fact of Week 10/3: One Mutation May Have Given Modern Humans an Edge over Other Human Species
Research reveals the crucial genetic mutation accounting for the extensive cognitive ability of the modern human brain. Thousands of years ago, several human-like species existed.…