Retinal repair: Bringing stem cells into focus
The retina is the eye’s most sophisticated component. Researchers are developing techniques to recreate retinal tissues — and even entire retinas — in the lab. These complex structures can then be transplanted into patients and could help to restore lost vision in people affected by diseases such as age-related macular degeneration.
Moral Machines: How culture changes values
How do different cultures value human life? To find out, researchers created a viral online experiment to gather data from millions of participants across the world. Some values generalised across cultures, but others came as a surprise.
Tecnodiabetes: nuevos videojuegos y robots (ai2-UPV) – Noticia @UPVTV, 14-11-2018
Un equipo de investigadores de Tecnodiabetes, el Grupo de Páncreas Artificial y Tecnologías para la Diabetes del Instituto ai2 de la Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), ha desarrollado nuevos videojuegos y robots para enseñar a los niños los conceptos básicos sobre la gestión de la diabetes de una forma amena y divertida. El grupo trabaja […]
Why Do Wisdom Teeth Suck?
Every year, 5 million Americans have their wisdom teeth removed. These pesky molars can cause infections tooth decay, and even tumors. The problem? Wisdom teeth often can’t fit in our mouths. But that wasn’t always the case. Early human ancestors used these teeth to grind up tough, uncooked food.
How Long Does Your Garbage Take To Decompose?
It’s easy to ignore your trash, but do you actually know how long your garbage takes to break down? Depending on what you’re trashing, it might be here long after you’ve decomposed.
Here’s What Happens If You Stopped Brushing Your Teeth
Nearly half of Americans don’t brush their teeth enough. This opens the door for a bacteria invasion, leading to tooth decay and gum disease. Even worse, you might increase your risk for issues like kidney disease and dementia.
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How Big The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Really Is
Eight million tons of plastic winds up into the world’s oceans every year, much of that accumulating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That 80,000 tons of fishing net, bottles, and other trash has more pieces of plastic than there are stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. And it’s only getting bigger.
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Immunology of the Lung
Our lungs bring in vital oxygen and expel carbon dioxide. But they’re also an important immune site. They filter the air we breathe, repulsing invaders and repairing injury. But sometimes these powerful immune responses overreact, causing diseases such as asthma.
Immunology wars: A billion antibodies
Our bodies can create billions of antibodies to fight off billions of potential diseases. But how do our immune systems turn a limited number of genes into such an incredible diversity of antibody proteins?
How to blow up a star
An exploding supernova contains some of the most complex physics that astronomers have ever attempted to model. The most cutting-edge computer simulations take months to run but have revealed some amazing details about what might make these massive stars explode.
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