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Pine extract enhances memory
Biology

Pine extract enhances memory

From pine trees decorated Christmas and New Year, scientists have discovered a new use, different: Making medicine.

December 17, 2018
Male crickets use scent to seduce
Biology

Male crickets use scent to seduce

Scientists at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine Research at the University of Western Australia say that male crickets know how to use scent to seduce

December 17, 2018
Human genome mystery
Biology

Human genome mystery

Scientists have not yet grasped the number of genes needed to make humans, but only more human genes than chicken genes but less than tiny grapes.

December 17, 2018
Clues to develop E.coli anti-bacterial vaccine
Biology

Clues to develop E.coli anti-bacterial vaccine

Scientists have discovered the bacterial components they hope to use to develop a vaccine against a range of dangerous human diseases caused by E.coli infection.

December 17, 2018
The fetus has ... 3 parents
Biology

The fetus has ... 3 parents

Scientists from the University of Newcastle (UK) have created embryos containing DNA of a man and two women.

December 17, 2018
Genetic mutations can cause schizophrenia
Biology

Genetic mutations can cause schizophrenia

The gene mutation associated with schizophrenia seems to have severed the connection between the two regions of the brain responsible for memory.

December 17, 2018