Ocean worlds could host life under layers of high-pressure ice
Models of ice formation at high pressure suggest there could be habitable liquid water at the bottom of incredibly deep alien oceans (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 14, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: exoplanet solar system space Source Type: research
Orlando massacre prompts call to ease gay blood donor rules
As people rush to give blood to treat those wounded in the attack, campaigners say rules requiring gay men to be celibate for a year before donating are unscientific (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 13, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Richard Dawkins’s biomorphs come back to life
These computer-based life forms have lain dormant for decades; now they're ready to teach a new generation the secrets of good breeding (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 10, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
‘People said I was mad’: Why I chose extreme treatment for my MS
Jenny Remington-Hobbs was warned that her attempt to stop MS by rebooting her immune system might result in 'coming home in a coffin' (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 10, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
If antidepressants don’t work well, why are they so popular?
Mounting evidence suggests they may sometimes be no better than a placebo, so why is antidepressant use still booming in the UK?
(Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 9, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Making squirrels count and other dumb animal intelligence tests
What happens when you test animal thinking and sense of self on their own terms? Two books show the very different picture that emerges (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 8, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Life on the edge: Saving the world’s hotbeds of evolution
It's a radical new approach to saving nature: don't obsess about individual species, safeguard the places on the bleeding edge of evolutionary change instead (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 8, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Supersmart satellites reveal crops and fields like never before
Tech start-ups are putting cameras in orbit to monitor everything from flood damage to crop yield with greater frequency and detail than ever before (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 7, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?
Why is Australia spending millions on investigating unfounded claims of "wind turbine syndrome", a probable manifestation of the so-called nocebo effect? (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 7, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: health Source Type: research
Australia hit by storms worsened by king tides and low pressure
Entire eastern seaboard has been battered by intense storms, made worse by combination of low pressure and monster waves (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 7, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Prince’s overdose: How painkillers unleashed a deadly epidemic
With prescription opioids, tolerance to painkilling effects can rise faster than resistance to an overdose. It's a deadly catch-22, says Samantha Murphy (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 6, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: health Source Type: research
Face it, the Olympics won’t be axed. We need to Zika-proof them
Cancelling the $11-billion Games in Brazil is not a realistic option but there are things we can do to hinder the spread of Zika, says Debora MacKenzie (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 3, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: disease health Source Type: research
Failing livers transformed into healthy organs by virus therapy
A relative of the cold virus has been used to transform bad cells in failing livers into healthy cells, reducing scarring and improving liver function (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 3, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Giraffe has same skin-lightening condition as Michael Jackson
An endangered Rothschild's giraffe is the first giraffe in the world spotted turning white because of vitiligo. An infection may be to blame
(Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 2, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
This is Your Brain on Parasites: strong stories, shaky science
Kathleen McAuliffe's book revels in gruesome tales and psychological theories, but shows a disregard for what parasitology actually is (Source: New Scientist - Genetics)
Source: New Scientist - Genetics - June 1, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
