How Did Antarctic Octopuses Thrive in Subzero Seas? Blue Blood and Cold-Adapted Enzymes Unveiled

Medicine & Technology Oct 06, 2023

Researchers studied Antarctic octopuses, highlighting sodium-potassium pump enzyme adaptations, revealing their survival in frigid waters. Continue reading to learn more.

3 COVID-19 Mutations Detected; Scientists Reveal How These Changes Work Together to Stimulate New Strains

May 18, 2022

Scientists keeping tabs on new variants of SARS-CoV-2 noticed a trend that a lot of them carry the same set of 3 mutations. Learn more about the mutations here.

HIV Patient Who Harbored SARS-CoV-2 For Nine Months Developed At Least 21 Mutations of the Virus

Feb 01, 2022

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has developed into 21 mutations while in the body of a South African woman with HIV for nine months. She became infected with COVID-19 after a few weeks following her HIV medication course.

COVID-19 Delta Variant May End Soon As It Mutate Itself, Losing Capability to Replicate and Spread

Nov 23, 2021

The Delta variant of COVID-19 would soon vanish after reports came out that Japan has recorded only 140 cases of the virus every day amidst having been badly affected by the more contagious variant three months ago.

What Causes COVID-19 Variants? Rise of Coronavirus Mutations Highlights the Role of Evolutionary Biology

Sep 14, 2021

An evolutionary biologist and epidemiologist work together to track and control the mutations of pathogens, and closely follow COVID-19 variants around the world.

COVID-19 Variant: Health Experts Tell Us Why We Should Not Panic About the New C.1.2 Strain

Sep 02, 2021

Researchers in South Africa recently detected a new COVID-19 variant and according to reports, it is not just one virus but an assembly of genetically similar viruses identified as C.1.2.

California Variant for COVID-19 Rapidly Spreading in Several US States

Feb 11, 2021

A new study found that a variant for COVID-19 known as CAL.20C has now spread to several states in the United States and many other countries.

Scientists Reveal Humans Were Drinking Milk Before They Could Even Digest It

Jan 28, 2021

People in Modern Kenya and Sudan were already drinking milk products approximately 6,000 years ago. This was found in the most recent study by scientists who also said these people consumed milk even before they could digest it.

Experts Explain Reason UK Variant COVID-19 Could Be More Deadly

Jan 27, 2021

The announcement that the new COVID-19 variant spreading in Britain could be more fatal and more communicable. Fresh concerns have been stimulated as well about the strain that has swept several counties.

Two Cancer-Stricken Children in Japan Got Their Tumor Cells Before Birth

Jan 07, 2021

Researchers recently found that the two children in Japan who have lung cancer may have acquired tumor cells from their mothers during or shortly before birth.

Scientists Investigate Newly-Discovered Coronavirus Strain in the UK

Dec 17, 2020

Scientists in the United Kingdom are currently evaluating a new coronavirus variant to find out if it adds to faster transmission of COVID-19 in some parts of the country.

COVID-19 Mutations Spreading in Farmed Mink Not 'Yet' Dangerous But Culling Still Needed

Nov 16, 2020

Mutations are not particularly alarming since there is little evidence that they enable the virus to transmit more easily among humans.

CRISPR Gene Editing Controversy: Technique Could Result In Unplanned Mutations Amid Hopes That It Could Cure Cancer

May 31, 2017

The potential hazard discovered in using CRISPR gene editing technique is said to be hundreds of unintended mutations.

New Study Says Travelers May Bring Ebola, But What About the Air?

Oct 21, 2014

While surveillance on a global scale tightens, looking for the looming threat of Ebola symptoms from international travelers around the world, researchers worldwide are evaluating the all too real threat of the spreading viral infection. And they’re finding that even a conservative estimate could spell international disaster over the next few months.