Sea Cucumbers and Their Extraordinary Defense Systems
Sea cucumbers are soft-bodied invertebrates from the Holothuroidea class of thorns. Although they are usually a long cylindrical…
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One Cup of Tea, Please!
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – or so the old adage goes. Can the same…
Science Square (Issue 118)
Tomatoes Might Be a Key to Preventing Skin Cancer Cooperstone JL et al. Tomatoes protect against development of…
Praying with God-consciousness
At the acute-care, big city hospital where I trained as a Muslim chaplain, I was called to support…
Slender But Strong Dragonflies
Many scientists have been conducting studies examining the natural world for clues that will hopefully improve human flight…
Technology Inspired by Wheat Stems
Human beings have made significant developments in technology. Better designs are emerging by the day. The dizzying speed…
Healing through Animals: Zootherapy
We have a good deal of literature on herbal medicine, which is even recognized, within a certain frame,…
Stem cells as an arthritis vaccine
Stem cells as an arthritis vaccine Brunger JM et al. Genome Engineering of Stem Cells for Autonomously Regulated,…
Cleaning the Earth with Wind
Home to seven billion people, Earth is one of the smallest planets in our solar system (its circumference…
Dieting While You Are Healthy
The first step in preventive medicine is to diet while you are healthy. If you are already sick,…
The World through the Eyes of Honeybees
The earth and the sky are filled with “light,” which are really colors of countless different wavelengths. Different…
Medical Imaging
Medical imaging is used by medical specialists to create images and sets of data about humans and animals.…
Blind mice have vision restored
Blind mice have vision restored Zhu et al. Immunosuppression via loss of IL2rγ enhances long-term functional integration of…
Mosquitoes for Painless Cure
There are biological barriers that protect the human body from various kinds of detrimental and foreign substances. Although…
The Strategy Game of Our Immune System
The organs and systems of the human body work together in perfect harmony. If kept in optimal condition,…