An ancient cave bear adult and cub mummy have been found in the melting permafrost of Siberia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/cave-bear-mummies-siberia.html
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Obesity may cause cancer simply because larger organs have more cells
We’ve just discovered that people who are obese have larger organs and thus more cells that might mutate, which could explain their higher risk of getting some cancers Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251240-obesity-may-cause-cancer-simply-because-larger-organs-have-more-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
What happens to your body when you’re an organ donor?
With organ donation, the death of one person can lead to the survival of many others. But when a donor dies, how do doctors save their organs for transplantation? Source: https://www.livescience.com/what-happens-to-organ-donor-body.html
Scientists Are 3D Printing Miniature Human Organs To Test COVID-19 Drugs
Scientists are conducting preliminary tests of COVID-19 drugs using 3D printed human organs, eliminating the need to perform tests on animals, or, of course, humans. The Week reports: For example, Anthony Atala, the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and his team are using 3-D printers to create tiny replicas of human organs, including miniature lungs and colons,…
KFC Tests 3D-Printed Chicken Nuggets In Russia
KFC announced that it will test chicken nuggets made with 3D bioprinting technology in Moscow, Russia, this fall. Business Insider reports: The chicken chain has partnered with 3D Bioprinting Solutions to create a chicken nugget made in a lab with chicken and plant cells using bioprinting. Bioprinting, which uses 3D-printing techniques to combine biological material, is used in medicine to create…
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
Why are scientists trying to grow organs at the International Space Station? People live on Earth not in zero-gravity. A stem cell expert explains why it is useful to do these experiments in space. Source: https://www.livescience.com/growing-organs-in-space.html
Consciousness isn’t just the brain: The body shapes your sense of self
Electrical signals coming from your heart and other organs influence how you perceive the world, the decisions you take, your sense of who you are and consciousness itself. Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632881-300-consciousness-isnt-just-the-brain-the-body-shapes-your-sense-of-self/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
UC Berkeley Study Finds Diluting Blood Plasma Reverses Aging In Mice
schwit1 shares a report from Berkeley News: In 2005, University of California, Berkeley, researchers made the surprising discovery that making conjoined twins out of young and old mice — such that they share blood and organs — can rejuvenate tissues and reverse the signs of aging in the old mice. The finding sparked a flurry of research into whether a youngster’s…