Magnetic Minerals May Reveal Why Biological Chirality Exists

Harvard researchers recently discovered how magnetic materials can foster one type of chiral biomolecule over the other. Photo by Михаил Секацкий on Unsplash If a human being looks at the mirror, their left hand appears as the right hand. The illusion happens with their right hand too. Human hands are mirror images of each other.…

A New Research Suggests That Sleep Deprivation Makes People Less Generous

UC Berkley-based researchers recently found a crucial link between the quantity of sleep and how generous a person is willing to be. Photo by Tom Parsons on Unsplash Human beings are one of the most sociable creatures on this planet. Thanks to the generosity of this species. But, what keeps a person generous? Resources? Empathy?…

Elephants Have Much Lower Cancer Risk Compared to Humans

Why? A naturally occurring gene has got the answer. Photo by Andrew Rice on Unsplash When a DNA replicates, the newborn DNA doesn’t appear to be a lookalike to its parent. It inherits a lot of changes which is caused by mutations.  Those mutated DNAs can be dangerous if they are altered too much compared…

Biological Cyberattack: Remote Creation Of A Deadly Pathogen Is Easier Than Thought

Introduction Due to the colossal growth in the tech industry in the past couple of decades, cyberattack is a commonly used phrase in the contemporary world. People with minimalistic & rudimentary understanding of the World Wide Web with access to some sort of gadget have familiarity with that phrase. But ‘bio-cyberattack’ hardly finds a mention…