To help understand Crohn’s disease, scientists have grown “mini intestines” in the laboratory and discovered DNA changes that may play an important role in the disease. These mini organs, also known as organoids, could be used in the future to determine the best treatment for an individual patient and enable more precise and personalized treatments,… Read More »
The wooden mechanism designed by the mathematician who beat an Australian international cricketer four times in 1909 and who gave his name to Venn diagrams, has been recreated by Cambridge University engineers. Bowling machine, Dr. It was the brainchild of John Venn and this machine can launch balls towards the batter at approximately 33 miles… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Cancer is often considered the disease of the modern age. However, medical texts in ancient Egypt show that healers of the time were aware of this condition. Now, new evidence from a skull more than… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Cancer is often considered the disease of the modern age. However, medical texts in ancient Egypt show that healers of the time were aware of this condition. Now, new evidence from a skull more than… Read More »
Lord Rees describes Elon Musk as ‘an extraordinary figure’ with ‘a rather strange personality’ – Telegraph’s Andrew Crowley/ Telegraph’s Andrew Crowley Astronomer Royal warned that Elon Musk harbors a “dangerous delusion” that a colony could be established on Mars. Prof Lord Martin Rees, who is also co-founder of the Center for the Study of Existential… Read More »
Roundhouses at Must Farm site are the best-preserved Bronze Age dwellings ever found in Britain – CAMBRIDGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT A study from the University of Cambridge found that Bronze Age families dined on meat stews containing meatballs and honey-based venison. Known as the Pompeii of the British Isles, the site of Must Farm near Peterborough… Read More »