According to a new paper published on 22 April in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, global warming may increase global inequality (1). In fact, the new findings seem
Archive for April 2019
When is it too late to resuscitate? A new study in pigs challenges the definition of “brain dead”
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In a new paper published on 17 April in Nature, researchers describe an artificial perfusion system called BrainEx that can restore certain structural and functional properties in the brain of
Following the dramatic fire at Notre Dame De Paris, European Scientist had the opportunity to interview Suzana Demetrescu-Guenego, an independent architect specialising in heritage restoration. She considers this tragic event
Plastic use became widespread in the 1950s and since then plastic pollution of land, seas, and even the atmosphere has ballooned into a major cause for global concern. And the
After 30 years in development and nearly $1 billion spent so far, UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc in partnership with the non-profit PATH are set to begin trials of a malaria
A new study published on 16 April in Nature Communications demonstrates how so-called gene priming plants is used to activate shoot progenitors ― the stem cells in plants that facilitate
Microplastics are making their way through the atmosphere leaving no stone untouched. A small pilot study published on 15 April in Nature Geoscience has for the first time discovered microplastics
“As Aristotle and every serious theorist of human nature has understood, human beings are by nature cultural animals…”[1] It is interesting to paraphrase F. Fukuyama: the individual is born of
Is there a link between socioeconomic status and genes? And what influence do environmental factors and genetics have on health and life outcomes? A new study published on 8 April
On April 10, 2019, we were treated to a wealth of scientific news: with the observation of a black hole, the discovery of a new human species and the return