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Top Scientific Discoveries Of 2025: A Year of Quantum Leaps And Cosmic Revelations
Here's a look at scientific discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines in 2025, spanning space, biology, ecology, and fundamental physics.
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Russia Launches Bion-M No.2 with Mice, Flies, and Seeds to Study Space Biology
Russia’s latest resupply mission to low-Earth orbit has delivered a unique scientific cargo: 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies, microbes, cell cultures, and plant seeds aboard the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite. Over the next month, these organisms will orbit Earth, helping scientists study how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect life. Some mice are gene...
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Kidney And Nerve Cells Can Form Memories, Not Just The Brain: Study
A groundbreaking study by New York University (NYU) reveals that memory formation isnt limited to brain cells but may occur in various body cells, altering our understanding of memory.
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Memories Are Not Limited to Brain, New Study Claims
A study from NYU reveals that kidney and nerve cells can perform memory-like functions, suggesting memory capabilities are not restricted to the brain. By replicating a spaced learning process, scientists observed memory gene activation in these non-neural cells, expanding possibilities for enhancing learning and treating memory-related health issu...
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Space Travel May Alter Gene Expression, NASA Study Finds
The NASA study involved astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space and his identical twin Mark who stayed on Earth.
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Space Travel May Cause Genetic Changes: Study
Space travel may cause changes in gene expression and other biological markers in astronauts, a NASA study of twins has found.
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For the First Time, Scientists to Sequence Genes in Space
Rubins, a trained microbiologist on the space station, will use samples to put the MinION sequencer through its paces.
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Ancient Plant May Help Grow Food in Space: Study
A plant geneticist discovered a useful gene in the ancient Australian native tobacco plant Nicotiana benthamiana.
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When we Get to Mars, This 'Magic' Plant May Help us Grow Food
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a gene in a "magical" plant that will open the doorfor space-based food production, especially during deeper human missions, including to Mars.
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Smartphone users help find cancer cure with 'Genes in Space' game
By playing the game, smartphone users provide unwitting analysis of variations in genetic data to scientists.
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Citizens seek cancer cure with 'Genes in Space' smartphone game
Gaming enthusiasts across the world can from Tuesday join the search for cancer cures with a citizen science project using a smartphone game to help researchers analyse vast volumes of genetic data from tumour samples.
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Top Scientific Discoveries Of 2025: A Year of Quantum Leaps And Cosmic Revelations
Here's a look at scientific discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines in 2025, spanning space, biology, ecology, and fundamental physics.
-
Russia Launches Bion-M No.2 with Mice, Flies, and Seeds to Study Space Biology
Russia’s latest resupply mission to low-Earth orbit has delivered a unique scientific cargo: 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies, microbes, cell cultures, and plant seeds aboard the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite. Over the next month, these organisms will orbit Earth, helping scientists study how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect life. Some mice are gene...
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Kidney And Nerve Cells Can Form Memories, Not Just The Brain: Study
A groundbreaking study by New York University (NYU) reveals that memory formation isnt limited to brain cells but may occur in various body cells, altering our understanding of memory.
-
Memories Are Not Limited to Brain, New Study Claims
A study from NYU reveals that kidney and nerve cells can perform memory-like functions, suggesting memory capabilities are not restricted to the brain. By replicating a spaced learning process, scientists observed memory gene activation in these non-neural cells, expanding possibilities for enhancing learning and treating memory-related health issu...
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The Truth About Astronaut Scott Kelly's Viral 'Space Genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive study comparing his health to that of his earthbound identical twin brother, Mark. And this past January, NASA announced that attendees at a recent scient...
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Space Travel May Alter Gene Expression, NASA Study Finds
The NASA study involved astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space and his identical twin Mark who stayed on Earth.
-
Space Travel May Cause Genetic Changes: Study
Space travel may cause changes in gene expression and other biological markers in astronauts, a NASA study of twins has found.
-
For the First Time, Scientists to Sequence Genes in Space
Rubins, a trained microbiologist on the space station, will use samples to put the MinION sequencer through its paces.
-
Ancient Plant May Help Grow Food in Space: Study
A plant geneticist discovered a useful gene in the ancient Australian native tobacco plant Nicotiana benthamiana.
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When we Get to Mars, This 'Magic' Plant May Help us Grow Food
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a gene in a "magical" plant that will open the doorfor space-based food production, especially during deeper human missions, including to Mars.
-
Smartphone users help find cancer cure with 'Genes in Space' game
By playing the game, smartphone users provide unwitting analysis of variations in genetic data to scientists.
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Citizens seek cancer cure with 'Genes in Space' smartphone game
Gaming enthusiasts across the world can from Tuesday join the search for cancer cures with a citizen science project using a smartphone game to help researchers analyse vast volumes of genetic data from tumour samples.
