A sixth basic taste may join sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami on the tongue (dornsife.usc.edu)
Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda first proposed umami as a basic taste — in addition to sweet, sour, salty and bitter — in the early 1900s. About eight decades later, the scientific community officially agreed with him....
Quantum Leap: Physicists Successfully Simulate Super Diffusion (scitechdaily.com)
Quantum physicists at Trinity, working alongside IBM Dublin, have successfully simulated super diffusion in a system of interacting quantum particles on a quantum computer. This is the first step in doing highly challenging quantum transport calculations on quantum hardware and, as the hardware
Fear of the human “super predator” pervades the South African savanna (www.cell.com)
Lions have long been perceived as Africa’s, if not the world’s, most fearsome terrestrial predator,the “king of beasts”. Wildlife’s fear of humans may, however, be far more powerful and all-prevailing, as recent global surveys show that humans kill prey at much higher rates than other predators, due partly to...
Revelations from Google Antitrust trial - manipulation of search terms (www.wired.com)
This is a major revelation from the trial....
We need fediverse iceberg (kbin.social)
I want fediverse iceberg, I think this will be help found out and understand about fediverse more, this can be useful for normies...
Zapping Away Cigarette Cravings: A Novel Approach to Tackling Nicotine Dependence (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
Smoking, which impacts millions of people worldwide, is one of the pervasive habits that call for effective interventions aimed at cutting down cigarette consumption. The University of Missouri School of Medicine recently discovered a breakthrough solution to help smokers control their cravings in a unique way. Effects of...
Radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 5 higher doses safe and effective (www.medicalnewstoday.com)
A clinical trial from the United Kingdom suggests that doctors can safely reduce radiotherapy exposure time for prostate cancer treatment by administering higher radiation doses.
Study: How nutrients are used reprograms immune cells with implications for infection and cancer (medicalxpress.com)
A new study spearheaded by the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine lab has unveiled a previously unrecognized role for an essential nutrient in shaping the cellular landscape for one of the body's first lines of defense against infection, immune cells called macrophages.
Precise gene editing in human stem cells and neurons reveals links between genome organization and autism (medicalxpress.com)
Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing, stem cells and human neurons to study the impact of a gene that is commonly mutated in autism. This new study, published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics, ties mutations in the gene CHD8 with a broad spectrum of molecular and cellular defects in human cortical neurons.
New Study: How Often Should You Exercise for Optimal Benefits? (www.theinnovativehorizon.com)
Edith Cowan University research revealed that muscle strength benefits are seen with consistent, short exercise sessions. Participants performing a three-second eccentric bicep contraction thrice weekly saw strength improvements. Daily 20-minute exercises might be more beneficial than a single 2-hour weekly session. Regularity,...
3 scientists win Nobel in chemistry for quantum dots research used in electronics, medical imaging (apnews.com)
Three scientists in the United States have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on quantum dots. Those are particles just a few nanometers in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
We're back (kbin.social)
Today, a technical server malfunction occurred. Unfortunately, it wasn't the planned update yet. The upcoming one will definitely be much shorter ;)...
Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism (www.washingtonpost.com)
Using a host of high-tech tools, Stanford researchers have found several dozen genes that interfere with brain development and may lead to autism....
Code blocks from Lemmy get mangled here on Kbin (kbin.social)
For example see this comment:...
Possible markers identified for early metastatic lung cancer (medicalxpress.com)
Researchers at Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have identified protein markers that could signal for early development of metastatic lung cancer, providing possibilities for a new treatment.
Ancient technology turns plant-based cheese into 'something we want to eat' (phys.org)
To produce plant-based cheeses that feel and taste like dairy cheese, scientists have their sights set on fermentation. In a new research result, University of Copenhagen scientists demonstrate the potential of fermentation for producing climate-friendly cheeses that people want to eat.
USFWS Is Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species - Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
The world’s wildlife are facing a barrage of threats caused by climate change, from the loss of suitable habitat to dwindling food supplies. As a result, endangered species across the U.S. are edging closer to extinction at alarming rates—and if they disappear, critical genetic information could vanish with them.
Thank goodness Kbin is working again! (kbin.social)
I tried messing around with other instances and all of their interfaces are terrible and confusing! I don’t think I could ever use anything other than kbin.
Proteins roll the dice to determine bee sex (www.hhu.de)
To date it has been unclear exactly how the sex of a bee is determined. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) comprising biologists and chemists has now identified a key gene and the molecular mechanism linked with it. In the current issue of the scientific journal Science Advances, they describe how...
Can't block particular community (kbin.social)
For some reason I just can't block @196. For several month, on PC and on iPhone. I can block other communities, but not this one. It goes into page with saying that over next few days the infrastructure will be updated. I thought in a few days it would be resolved, but it is more than two month. I thought maybe this is not known...
Tiny ‘quantum dot’ particles win chemistry Nobel (www.nature.com)
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov receive the prize for their work on glowing nanoparticles that are used in fields from electronics to surgery.
Magazine bans not federating with lemmy.world (and potentially others) (kbin.social)
I've just discovered that lemmy.world (and potentially other) users I've banned from my magazine are still able to comment, comments I can't see on kbin but that do show up on lemmy.world....
Giant never-before-seen long-necked 'titan' dinosaur unearthed in Europe (www.livescience.com)
The newly identified titanosaur, Garumbatitan morellensis, roamed what is now Spain around 122 million years ago. The unusual shape of some of its bones could hold clues about the evolutionary history of a unique group of sauropods.
Expired HTTPS certificate for media.kbin.social (kbin.social)
This appeared when attempting to view a Kbin image attachment from a federated instance....