If you are considering in vitro fertilisation (IVF), you may want to know what the IVF success rates are. Most people don’t have a baby after a single round of IVF, but the chances of success increase the younger you start, new data suggests. IVF is a technique that helps people get pregnant. It involves … Continue reading What are IVF success rates by age?
Category: Biology
What is osteoarthritis?
A degenerative joint disease or ‘wear and tear’ arthritis, osteoarthritis can be largely asymptomatic until it’s too late. Wren Greene explains.
Something in the air – environmental pollutants may skew sex ratios at birth
Measured from the moment of conception, the ratio of male to female embryos is almost exactly 1:1. Yet, the ratio of baby boys to baby girls born each year fluctuates perceptibly over time. What forces are at play that swing the balance one way or the other? A new study, led by Andrey Rzhetsky of … Continue reading Something in the air – environmental pollutants may skew sex ratios at birth
How do animals see in the dark?
How is formidable visual performance in dim light possible, especially in insects, with tiny eyes and brains less than the size of a grain of rice?
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COVID Booster: pandemic pluses, summer flu and long-lasting vaccine passes its first test
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What happens when you don’t get enough sleep
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Can COVID vaccines shed spike proteins – and is that bad?
What is a spike protein? A spike protein is a tool that helps a virus to enter the cell. If you look at an illustration of SARS-CoV-2, you will notice all the protruding structures on its extremities. The main job of these spike proteins is to join to receptors – called ACE2 receptors – on … Continue reading Can COVID vaccines shed spike proteins – and is that bad?
Monarch butterflies’ predators copy their poison resistance at a genetic level
Monarch caterpillars live on poisonous milkweed, which makes the adult monarch butterflies noxious to most predators. Over the past decade, researchers have been able to spot a number of key genetic mutations which allow the monarchs to tolerate milkweed toxins. Now, a study has shown that four of the monarch butterflies’ North American predators also … Continue reading Monarch butterflies’ predators copy their poison resistance at a genetic level
How do police forensic scientists investigate a case?
By Brendan Chapman, Murdoch University Recent high-profile missing persons cases, including that of William Tyrrell – who went missing in Kendall, New South Wales, at the age of three in 2014 – have focused public attention on the forensic practices involved in crime scene investigations. As a forensic scientist who has worked at thousands of … Continue reading How do police forensic scientists investigate a case?