Researchers from New York University demonstrate memory-pathways driven learning effect in non-neuronal cells. Image credit:©iStock.com, Jian Fan In the early 1970s, neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel and his colleagues at New York University found that even invertebrates can remember, in their studies on the gill and syphon withdrawal reflex response to painful stimuli in the sea slug,…
A petitioner explaining his grievance to SP K. Pratap Shiva Kishore after submitting his complaint through AI-Bot registration system in the PGRS, at Eluru on Monday. The artificial intelligence (AI)-based complaint registration system launched in Eluru district has instilled confidence among the public and given good results, according to police officers. Superintendent of Police (SP)…
Immediately after the Big Bang, which occurred around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was dominated by unimaginably high temperatures and densities. However, after just a few seconds, it had cooled down enough for the first elements to form, primarily hydrogen and helium. These were still completely ionized at this point, as it took almost…
A British backpacker has pleaded guilty to killing a man in Australia after hitting him while riding an e-scooter with an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, had been drinking with a friend on a Saturday afternoon in May when she was kicked out of a…
With the FDA’s goal of replacing animal testing, scientists look to organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies as replacement alternatives. Image credit:Wyss Institute at Harvard University In April of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new roadmap that aims to replace animal testing in the development of new drugs with more human-relevant methods….
Vishwanathan anand. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini I think intellectual curiosity and love for the arts, music, sports and other cultural activities is where Chennai stands out for me. I remember that Chennai used to be ‘the place’ for chess, as much as it used to be for tennis or cricket. The city has…
A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar system. The research shows that cosmic rays may not only be harmless in certain environments but could actually help microscopic life…
New Zealand pacer Zakary Foulkes claimed nine wickets on his Test debut as his team thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 359 runs in Bulawayo on Saturday. The 23-year-old Foulkes took 4/38 in the first innings before registering his maiden five-wicket haul in the second innings, finishing with impressive match figures of 9/75. His performance…
