biology

Brain levels of B12 are prematurely low in those with autism or schizophrenia

Posted in Medicine on 24th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

A study has found that B12 levels in the brain are decreased in the elderly and are much lower in those with autism or schizophrenia.

Lack of microbes in Antarctic permafrost dims hopes for life on Mars

Posted in Science on 22nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The unsuccessful search for living microbes in the permafrost of Antarcticas University Valley could spell bad news for the search for Mars life.

CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

The CRISPR/Cas9 technique is a massive discovery, that may already be on its way to being outdated and replaced with something even better.

Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought

Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Our new measurements of the brain's memory capacity increase conservative estimates by a factor of 10 to at least a petabyte, in the same ballpark as the World Wide Web.'

IBM research thinks it's solved why the brain uses so much energy

Posted in Science on 20th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

About 90 percent of the energy consumed by the brain is unaccounted for, which is a considerable amount given that the brain takes 20 percent of the body's total energy.