Articles Tagged “Human”
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Spinal Cord Injury: Human Cells Derived from Stem Cells Restore Movement on Animal
For the first time, scientists discovered that a specific type of human cell, generated from stem cells and transplanted into spinal cord injured rats, provide tremendous benefit, not only repairing damage to the nervous system…
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Human Ancestors Lived on Shaky Ground
Our earliest ancestors preferred to settle in locations that have something in common with cities such as San Francisco, Naples and Istanbul — they are often on active tectonic faults in areas that have an…
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Fish know to count up to three
Based on the latest research in the field, it seems that fish are more intelligent than most people appreciate. Thus, the fish were observed while accurately distinguish the differences between large and small objects, the…
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British Puritans require dressing mummies in museums
Even if some of them have over two thousand years, British Puritans feel offended by their exposure without any Coatings. Moreover, the same protesters argue their opinions by researchers disrespect towards human beings, even if…
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It was created the first human liver “in tube”
U.S. researchers have built for the first time a mini-liver “in the tube.” It is a genetically modified organ, obtained from a laboratory animal basic structure, then “filled” with the liver and vascular cells. The…
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Better Way to Grow Stem Cells Developed
Human pluripotent stem cells, which can become any other kind of body cell, hold great potential to treat a wide range of ailments, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. However, scientists who…
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Cultural views of evolution can have important ethical implications
Cultural views of evolution can have important ethical implications, says a Duke University expert on theological and biomedical ethics. Because the popular imagination filters science through cultural assumptions about race, cultural history should be an…
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Viruses Helped Shape Human Genetic Variability
Viruses have played a role in shaping human genetic variability, according to a study published February 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. The researchers, from the Don C. Gnocchi and Eugenio Medea Scientific Institutes,…
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Seabirds’ Movement Patterns Tied to What Fishermen Toss Away
Humans and human activities have clearly altered the Earth’s landscape and oceans in countless ways, often to the detriment of other plants and animals. But a new report published online on January 28th in Current…
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Animal Behavioral Studies Can Mimic Human Behavior
Studying animals in behavioral experiments has been a cornerstone of psychological research, but whether the observations are relevant for human behavior has been unclear. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have identified an alteration to the…