deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
Vitamin Could Help Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers are working on a new strategy to combat one of the most severe forms of muscular dystrophy. Rather than acting on the defective gene, they are using large doses of a vitamin. Duchenne is…
All-female hybrid fish species “uses” males for better…
A hybrid species of all-female fish in the north Pacific Ocean may have survived for an uncharacteristically long period of time by switching mating species. [caption id="attachment_10394" align="alignnone" width="968"] When Hoc/Hag females mate with Hoc…
MIT launches new venture for world-changing entrepreneurs
The Engine will provide funding, space, and expertise — powering a network of innovation networks. [caption id="attachment_10413" align="alignnone" width="640"] MIT President L. Rafael Reif spoke at an Oct. 26 event celebrating the launch of The…
Novel Target for Diabetes Drug Identified as Ion…
Nagoya University-led researchers use nematode worms as a model to identify a new target of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin; ion exchanger protein NHX-5 and its related protein in fruit flies are potential metformin…