• Scientists Put Human Brains Into Rats and the Outcome Will Surprise You

    Scientists Put Human Brains Into Rats and the Outcome Will Surprise You

    This definitely sounds like it came out of a sci-fi novel or movie, but tiny brain “organoids” or clusters of neurons grown from human stem cells have been planted into rats.  Creepy, isn’t it?  Not only that, but it’s sparking an ethical debate among scientists worried that it might give the rats (and other rodents)…

  • Researchers Discover a Hot Spot Under Antarctica – Causing Ice to Melt

    Researchers Discover a Hot Spot Under Antarctica – Causing Ice to Melt

    If you didn’t already know, there are volcanoes under the Antarctic surface.  When I say under – I mean underneath massive ice sheets.  Up until now, however, there was a lot of debate about what was causing the unusual amount of volcanic activity.  Especially because the Antarctic is covered in ice.  Recent research has found…

  • Will Stem Cell Treatment Give Us “Super Humans”?

    Will Stem Cell Treatment Give Us “Super Humans”?

    Scientists have been making significant headway recently by studying a variety of anti-aging targets.  What they are discovering ranges – from a protein that can restore hair and improve fitness in old mice, to how fecal transplants increase the lifespan of some fish.  But it’s stem cell transplantation that is offering some of the most…