A map of consciousness studies: questions and approaches
This paper aims to present a map of consciousness studies, which consists of a list of fundamental questions about consciousness and existing approaches to them.
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GM Crops: Experts Debunk Claims of Success
On 6 July 2020, an article extolling the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops appeared on the BloombergQuint website based on an interview with Dr Ramesh Chand, a member of the key Indian Government think tank Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) . On 17 July, another piece that placed
GM Crops: Experts Debunk Claims of Success
Research reveals those pushing Bt Cotton in India have conflicts of interest
GM Crops: Experts Debunk Claims of Success Research reveals those pushing Bt Cotton in India have conflicts of interest
On 6 July 2020, an article extolling the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops appeared on the BloombergQuint website based on an interview with Dr Ramesh Chand, a member of the key Indian Government think tank Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) . On 17 July, another piece that placed
Research captures how human sperm swim in 3D
Using a high-speed camera capable of recording over 8,000 frames in one second, and a microscope stage with a piezoelectric device to move the sample up and down at an incredibly high rate, they were able to scan the sperm swimming freely in 3D. "Human sperm roll as they
'AeroNabs' promise powerful, inhalable protection against COVID-19
Led by UCSF graduate student Michael Schoof, a team of researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machinery that allows the virus to infect our cells. As reported in a new paper, now available on the preprint server bioRxiv, experiments using live virus show that
Inexpensive, accessible device provides visual proof that masks block droplets: Study demonstrates a simple way to test facial covering materials for effectiveness
But he needed to know whether the virus-blocking claims mask suppliers made were true, to assure he wasn't providing ineffective masks that spread viruses along with false security.
COVID-19 lockdown caused 50 percent global reduction in human-linked Earth vibrations
This quiet period, likely caused by the total global effect of social distancing measures, closure of services and industry, and drops in tourism and travel, is the longest and most pronounced quiet period of seismic noise in recorded history.
The new research, led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium and
World population likely to shrink after mid-century, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power
The modelling research uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 to project future global, regional, and national population.
Plato was right: Earth is made, on average, of cubes: The ancient Greek philosopher was on to something, researchers found
Science has steadily moved beyond Plato's conjectures, looking instead to the atom as the building block of the universe.Yet Plato seems to have been onto something, researchers have found.
Researchers convert female mosquitoes to nonbiting males with implications for mosquito control
Male mosquitoes do not bite and are unable to transmit pathogens to humans.Female mosquitoes, on the other hand, are able to bite.
'Little brain' or cerebellum not so little after all
Sometimes referred to by its Latin translation as the '"little brain"', the cerebellum is located close to the brainstem and sits under the cortex in the hindbrain.
Study sheds light on the evolution of the earliest dinosaurs
In 2017, however, this classical view of dinosaur evolution was thrown into question with evidence that perhaps the lizard-hipped dinosaurs evolved first -- a finding that dramatically rearranged the first major branches of the dinosaur family tree. Now an MIT geochronologist, along with paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil, has found
New blood test shows great promise in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
For many years, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's has been based on the characterization of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, typically after a person dies.
Vikings had smallpox and may have helped spread the world's deadliest virus
Smallpox spread from person to person via infectious droplets, killed around a third of sufferers and left another third permanently scarred or blind.