Antibiotic resistant ‘Super Bugs’ are causing 10 million deaths per year and will cost the global economy close to $100 trillion by 2050. Every year bacteria are naturally evolving and becoming more resistant to antibacterial treatment. The overuse of commonly prescribed antibiotic treatments are creating this rapid evolution of normal strains of bacteria into super
Day: December 13, 2014
Smoking Is Killing Men’s Y Chromosome And Increasing Risk of Cancer
Smoking and the Y chromosome do NOT go hand in hand, as demonstrated by researchers of a new study. Humans have 46 chromosomes in their cells, with two of these belonging to the category “sex chromosomes”. Females have two X sex chromosomes, while men have a Y and an X. The Y chromosome is thus
Smart Skin Coating Prosthetic Arm Could Allow For Sensing Heat & Humidity
The human body has been designed such that it cannot be reproduced from nothing. No computer can compete with the human brain, no camera can capture the degree of precision of the eye, no robot can replace the human body and mind. But, humans can try, and keep on trying; specially if the purpose is