biology
How aging damages and cripples the immune system
Posted in Medicine on 9th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Aging cripples the production of new immune cells, decreasing the immune systems response to vaccines and putting the elderly at risk of infection.
Inflammation, not telomere length, predicts healthy longevity of centenarians
Posted in Medicine on 5th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
To live past 100 you must keep inflammation down.
Intracellular microlasers for precise labeling of a trillion individual cells
Posted in Medicine on 4th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The wavelengths of light emitted by intracellular microlasers differ based on size, shape, and composition of each microlaser, allowing precise labeling of individual cells.
Poll launched to find the UK's favourite insect
Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
The small tortoiseshell butterfly is in the shortlist of 10 insects selected by the Royal Society of Biology.
Think Your Conscious Brain Directs Your Actions?
Posted in Science on 2nd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A study claims a startling conclusion: consciousness is just a passive machine running one simple algorithm, serving up whats already been decided, and taking credit for the decision.