MIT researchers translate coronavirus protein structure into music with haunting 109 minute score 

MIT researchers use AI to translate the coronavirus’s core protein structure into a calming musical arrangement that conveys the virus’s deceptive nature as it invades human cells A team of MIT scientists have translated the COVID-19 virus into a musical score The team trained a machine learning tool to translate the virus’s amino acids  The … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in SIX MONTHS, Oxford University researchers say

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Researchers study a lizard that both lays eggs and gives birth to live babies

Evolution in action! Researchers in Australia study a lizard that can lay eggs and give birth to live babies at the same time – a phenomenon never seen before in the reptile University of Sydney scientists shared new research on the three-toed skink They observed the lizard giving birth and laying eggs at the same … Read more

Researchers develop plastic from cassava starch and wood pulp that’s biodegradable in ocean water

Researchers develop a new kind of plastic from cassava starch and wood pulp that is twice as strong and can be broken down in ocean water in as little as 30 days Scientists from Osaka University have developed a new biodegradable plastic They  claim it’s twice as strong as conventional plastic made from polyethylene Made from … Read more

Researchers claim they might have found a mutated coronavirus sub-type

Chinese researchers claim they may have discovered a new mutated sub-type of the novel coronavirus which has a prolonged ability to infect others.   Experts found an unusual case of a middle-aged man with COVID-19 disease who was infectious for 49 days – a record length of time never reported before.  However, the man’s symptoms were mild … Read more

Student researchers use 3D printer to create an artificial bill for a goose maimed by a raccoon

First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more

Volunteers should be infected with the coronavirus to speed up vaccine, researchers say

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Researchers create AI that listens for coughs and sneezes to identify respiratory illnesses

Researchers create an AI microphone that listens for coughs and sneezes in public spaces to predict how many people have respiratory illnesses at any given time even if they haven’t been to a doctor for treatment Researchers created a device that analyzes audio samples to detect coughs The device, called FluSense, has an AI that … Read more

Coronavirus sufferers given hope by researchers at Southampton University

British scientists on the front line of the war against coronavirus say clinical tests of a possible treatment will begin NEXT WEEK Team at University of Southampton see hope with the inhaled drug SNG001  It can help those with chronic lung disease fend off viruses – and it might do the same for Covid-19 Trial, … Read more

Kazakhstan researchers say horse milk can help reduce risk of developing cancer

Drinking horse milk can help regulate blood pressure and have anti-inflammatory benefits… and it could even reduce the risk of cancer, researchers claim Horse milk contains casein protein which is toxic to breast cancer cells It is also high in albumin, which helps regulate blood pressure a Research comes from Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan, central … Read more