One of the challenges of working with ancient DNA samples is that damage accumulates over time, breaking the double-helix structure into smaller and smaller fragments. In the samples we have worked with, these fragments spread out and mix with contaminants, making reconstructing a genome a major technical challenge. But a dramatic paper published Thursday shows … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — A piece of woolly mammoth skin excavated from the permafrost of Siberia contains fossil chromosomes, the first discovery of its kind, a new study shows. Researchers unearthed the 52,000-year-old remains in 2018 near … Read more
A team of scientists has made a remarkable discovery in the tiny molecules of a giant creature: immaculately preserved genome architecture in the 52,000-year-old remains of a woolly mammoth. The desiccated skin is so well preserved that it contains intact mammoth chromosomes, giving researchers an unprecedented glimpse into the ancient animal’s biology. The last mammoths … Read more
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Have you ever wondered what it would look like if a robot ripped your face off, gently placed it on its unfeeling exoskeleton, and then looked at you with a chilling smile that made you wonder how humanity had strayed so far from all that is good and right? Well, you need to wonder no … Read more
The robot face is covered with skin grown from a cell sample in the laboratory READ MORE: Watch a creepy humanoid robot mimic facial expressions In science fiction films like Alien, humanoid robots are so lifelike that it is almost impossible to distinguish them from a real person. Now scientists in Japan are on their … Read more
A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxins can be easily absorbed through human skin. New research, published in Environment International, proves for the first time that a wide range of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances) – chemicals that do not break down in nature – can penetrate the skin barrier … Read more
Researchers have developed a method to create adaptive and environmentally friendly sensors that can be printed directly and imperceptibly onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that’s a finger or a petal. Credit: University of Cambridge Researchers have developed a method to create adaptive and environmentally friendly sensors that can be printed directly and … Read more