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Scientists discover for the first time how nature ‘chisels away’ tissue to form fingers in the womb

Scientists discover for the first time how nature ‘chisels away’ tissue to form fingers in the womb

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Fingers are formed from a blob of tissue that is “chiselled away” in the womb to reveal individual digits, a study has ...

Deaths from drug-resistant infections rise after Covid pandemic

Deaths from drug-resistant infections rise after Covid pandemic

Health
Sarah Carter

“Treat antibiotics with respect,” the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged, as the number of deaths caused ...

Napping for 30 minutes could lose almost an inch off your waistline compared to sitting down

Napping for 30 minutes could lose almost an inch off your waistline compared to sitting down

Health
Sarah Carter

A half-hour nap every day could lose almost an inch off your waistline compared with sitting down, a study suggests.  Any activity, ...

World’s first chimaera monkey created by Chinese scientists in stem cell breakthrough

World’s first chimaera monkey created by Chinese scientists in stem cell breakthrough

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Photos of the animal show glowing eyes and yellow-green fingertips as these parts were grown out of the fluorescent stem cells. However, ...

Cause of painful recurring UTIs discovered by scientists

Cause of painful recurring UTIs discovered by scientists

Health
Sarah Carter

Recurring and persistent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caused by bacteria hiding in the wall of the bladder to avoid medication, ...

Are we living in a computer simulation? This physicist says his study supports the theory

Are we living in a computer simulation? This physicist says his study supports the theory

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Dr Melvin Vopson published the research in AIP Advances which suggests that the universe behaves just like a computer, ordering and deleting ...