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The next generation of dairy-free cheese may be made from rice.
Cheese is often the final "hard thing" to give up. Both vegans and others who wish to stay away from dairy because it bothers them miss it. The issue of allergies comes next. A lot of non-dairy cheeses contain gluten-based ingredients, and many rely on nuts. The "safe" options might quickly disappear if you have a gluten, dairy, or nut allergy.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in The Swamp
Researchers create a nanostring that may improve future sensors' sensitivity.
It has been demonstrated that a small on-chip string may transfer energy from its most basic vibration into multiple higher ones. That energy remained inside long enough to produce several signals from a single gadget rather of leaking directly into the surroundings.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Futurism
The food business is undergoing a transformation thanks to gene-edited fungus, which is being considered as a beef substitute.
Compared to the strain now in use, a gene-edited fungus has created meat-like protein that grows more quickly and uses a lot less sugar. These improvements bring one of the earliest meat alternatives in the world closer to competing with animals in terms of scale and efficiency.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Feast
Our knowledge of cancer and mental illness may be altered by a new atlas of foetal brain cell development.
Thousands of foetal brain starting cells have been linked by scientists to the precise neurones and support cells that these cells subsequently generated. As a result, brain development becomes a timed sequence that determines when tumor-like growth programs and risk-linked genes can become active.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Motivation
The "most crucial" ages for human brain growth, maturity, intelligence, and general ability are four.
From the time of our birth until the very end of our lives, our brains undergo gradual changes. These shifts influence how we learn, think, remember, and react to the world. They might be gradual at times or abrupt at others.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Families
Earth's vast chemical storehouse is being gathered by the Moon.
Despite its seeming permanence, Earth's atmosphere is gradually seeping into space. According to recent studies, part of that wasted air does not vanish. Rather, it wanders away and lands on the Moon, where it slowly builds up over billions of years in the lunar soil. Science and exploration both depend on this process.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Futurism
The reason we move more quickly when we're excited could be explained by dopamine.
People frequently walk a little faster without realising it when they are enthusiastic or eager. According to a recent study, the brain's reward system could be the source of this extra "pep." It seems that this mechanism modifies our level of activity based on whether positive events occur as anticipated or come as a pleasant surprise.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Families
Rewriting unpleasant childhood experiences can help people feel less afraid of failing.
Have you ever been reluctant to start something new because you thought you wouldn't succeed? That fear begins in childhood for a lot of people. A critical remark made by a parent or instructor might linger for years. Those recollections may eventually develop into a profound fear of failing.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Families
Coffee may eventually turn cancer treatments on and off.
Without thinking twice, the majority of us reach for coffee. Scientists are now transforming that well-known shock into something even more accurate: a switch that can regulate gene editing within living cells.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in Chapters
Eighty-year-olds produce twice as many new neurones than their counterparts.
Even in their 80s, some people are still able to think clearly and quickly as they would have decades ago. According to a recent study, their brains may be producing more new neurones than the majority of their classmates.
By Francis Damiabout a month ago in History
