12/02/2023
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-waxy-surface-key-stronger-crops.html
Researchers discover the waxy surface protecting plants might hold the key to developing stronger crops
A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have discovered that the waxy protective barrier around plants might play a role in sending chemical signals to other plants and insects.
07/14/2023
Looks like altered carbon albeit in a different way is coming to fruition...
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-discovery-chemical-reverse-aging-cellular.html
01/28/2023
"The genetic switch is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 and rather than completely turning off the gene, the switch limits its action, which reduces the production of melanin in the iris. In effect, the turned-down switch diluted brown eyes to blue. If the OCA2 gene had been completely shut down, our hair, eyes and skin would be melanin-less, a condition known as albinism."
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research. A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. The mutation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Before then, there were no blue eyes. “Originally, we all had brown eyes,” ...
01/24/2022
Freshly back from a ban, so here's something interesting got the cannabis enthusiast's and the runners:
Cannabinoid receptors in the brain appear to play a key role in the euphoric experience known as the "runner's high"
Many people have experienced reductions in stress, pain and anxiety and sometimes even euphoria after exercise. What’s behind this so-called “runner’s high”? New research on the neuroscience of exercise may surprise you. ...