Animal world
The mouse knows how to regret the wrong decision
Recent experiments by US scientists at the University of Minnesota show that mice are regretful of misbehavior causing them to miss the opportunity to get better food.
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Animal world
Urban animals are 'smarter' than rural
Biologist Snell-Rood from the University of Minnesota and colleagues studied the skulls of 10 different mammals, from which he considered their adaptation to the urban e…
Animal world
The call for a mate in frogs
The study of gray frogs conducted by the University of Minnesota (USA) shows that children who prefer males are more likely to make sexual calls as complex as possible.
Animal world
Black bear makes 'photographer'
In a forest in Minnesota state (USA), a black bear was curious to become a photographer after approaching the camera leg of American photographer Dean Swartz.
Animal world
Great recovery mechanism in bears
In a report published on Integrative Zoology, scientists said that each year they found a few bears injured by guns or hit by hunters' names; or because of fighting with…
Environment
The mystery of the waterfall flowing in
Devil's Double Waterfall Kettle, in the state of Minnesota, USA, has a flow into Lake Superior; however, the destination of the other line is still a mystery of nature .…
Videos
Video: The boiling water froze when it was lifted high under the sky
Video footage of Amy Fogarty, a resident of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, USA, scooping a basin of water into the air in the middle of the cold attracted much atte…
Medicine - Health
Biological 3D printing can help blind people see again
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have printed a series of light receptors on a hemispherical surface.
Medicine - Health
Girls with disease do not know pain
14-year-old Gabby in Minnesota, USA, suffers from an extremely rare disease. He does not know pain even if he chews his fingers or pokes, scratches his eyes.
Medicine - Health
Breeding human heart
Up to now, there are 17 hearts who are in the formation stage at the laboratory of the University of Minnesota, USA.
Medicine - Health
Use harmless bacteria to treat harmful bacteria
Studies at the University of Minnesota have discovered a natural preservative produced by a harmless bacterium, when added to foods that can kill harmful bacteria such a…
Medicine - Health
New therapy helps pregnant women not get infections
Researchers working at the School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA, have identified the basic mechanism of physiological immunosuppression that can lead to new…
Medicine - Health
Detecting compound 'lock' is HIV virus
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a compound that can prevent the transmission of another strain of HIV on primates, called SIV.
Medicine - Health
NicVax: Vaccine against tobacco
US scientists have found a new nicotine vaccine called NicVax that can help quit smoking and still be safe for users. Minnesota explains: the mechanism of the vaccine is…
Cancer
Opportunities for ovarian cancer patients
US researchers at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota claim that metformin - a drug used to treat diabetes at £ 1.3 for a day's dose - could increase the chances of su…