Parakeet brains and their ability to mimic human talking could help people suffering from speech disorders, according to a new study. For the first time, scientists at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine recorded brain activity in parakeets as the birds made sounds. The researcher…
Day: March 19, 2025
Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. A team of biologists headed by Professor Dr. Eva Nowack at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) are examining the way in which this assimilation process occurs and how quickly. They now describe their findings about an intermediate stage in this process in Science Advances.
Israel launched its first ground operation since ending the cease-fire with Hamas, with troops retaking part of a key Gaza corridor on March 19. The Israel Defense Forces has taken the southern Netzarim corridor, with the troops set to expand the current buffer zone and begin “ground activities in the central and southern Gaza Strip,”…