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- Exoplanets: How we'll search for signs of life
- Microorganisms in parched regions extract needed water from colonized rocks
- Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes
- How to put neurons into cages
| Exoplanets: How we'll search for signs of life Posted: 04 May 2020 01:56 PM PDT An interdisciplinary team of researchers has provided a framework called a 'detectability index' to help prioritize exoplanets to study and provide scientists with a tool to select the best targets for observation and maximize the chances of detecting life. |
| Microorganisms in parched regions extract needed water from colonized rocks Posted: 04 May 2020 12:52 PM PDT Cyanobacteria living in rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert extract water from the minerals they colonize and, in doing so, change the phase of the material from gypsum to anhydrite. Researchers gained verification of this process through experiments, and the work points to possible strategies for humans to stay hydrated in harsh environments. |
| Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes Posted: 04 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also been attempted to treat e.g. inflammatory bowel disease. A new study suggests that transplanted intestinal contents could also be effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes. By transplanting feces without bacteria obese mice on a high-fat diet significantly decreased weight gain and normalized their glucose tolerance. |
| Posted: 04 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT Football-shaped microscale cages have been created using special laser technologies. Using sound waves as tweezers, living neurons can be placed inside these cages to study how nerve connections are being formed. |
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