Move over, DNA. Life’s other code is more subtle and far more powerful

Our cells use a sugary language to identify and interact with each other. Cracking it will let us marshal stem cells and create alternatives to antibiotics Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132230-300-move-over-dna-lifes-other-code-is-more-subtle-and-far-more-powerful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

The sugary language of our cells is giving us a new kind of medicine

Our cells use a sugar code more complex than DNA to identify and interact with each other. Cracking it will let us marshal stem cells and create alternatives to antibiotics Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132230-300-the-sugary-language-of-our-cells-is-giving-us-a-new-kind-of-medicine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

Spotlight on Sprague: Young Gun UFOlogist Stays Sane in Mad Field

Ryan Sprague is a lead investigator and co-host of the CW television series, Roswell: Mysteries Decoded and the author of Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon. He is also the creator and host of the Somewhere in the Skies podcast on the eOne Podcast network. As a UFO journalist, Ryan has interviewed witnesses… Continue reading Spotlight on Sprague: Young Gun UFOlogist Stays Sane in Mad Field

Jupiter’s 700,000-year journey toward the sun

Artist’s concept of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. A group moves in front of the gas giant and a group follows behind. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech. According to new research from Lund University in Sweden, the planet Jupiter formed four times farther from the sun than its current orbit. Its migration inward through the solar system to its… Continue reading Jupiter’s 700,000-year journey toward the sun

Life on Mars? Study Claims Evidence of Mushrooms Growing on Red Planet

“Is there evidence of life on Mars? An international team of research scientists, in a just published monograph titled “Evidence of Life on Mars? –consisting of a scholarly review of nearly 200 peer reviewed scientific studies– answer this age old question with a resounding “yes.” And they’ve included pictures of Martian specimens, photographed by NASA,… Continue reading Life on Mars? Study Claims Evidence of Mushrooms Growing on Red Planet

Mars ‘mushrooms’ debate sparks controversy

The claim that Curiosity has photographed fungi growing on Mars has been met with a high degree of skepticism. The Red Planet is certainly no stranger… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/326506/mars-mushrooms-debate-sparks-controversy

Asteroids, hydrogen make great recipe for life on Mars

A new study reveals asteroid impacts on ancient Mars could have produced key ingredients for life if the Martian atmosphere was rich in hydrogen. An early hydrogen-rich atmosphere on Mars could also explain how the planet remained habitable after its atmosphere thinned. The study used data from NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars and was conducted by researchers on Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument team and international colleagues.

NASA reveals details of Mars 2020 helicopter

The tiny chopper is set to become the first man-made aerial vehicle to fly through the skies of another world. Flying a helicopter on Mars is particul… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/326498/nasa-reveals-details-of-mars-2020-helicopter

NASA’s InSight lander is using magnetism to search for water on Mars

Measuring magnetic fields on Mars could help us figure out how much water it has, and NASA’s InSight lander has taken the first ever measurements from the surface Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2197413-nasas-insight-lander-is-using-magnetism-to-search-for-water-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home