In this week's cream-of-the-crop of the best science news from around the world, explore how HPV tricks your immune system, and find out why Flat Earth theory, although wrong, isn't necessarily stupid. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?
- Is sitting the new smoking? by A Short Scientist.
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| A growing body of evidence links long periods of sitting with poor health outcomes, but why is this? Image Credit: sunshinecity via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) |
- New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains by Sahana Sitarama for Massive Science.
- Experimental blood test can find cancer DNA years before typical methods by Victoria Le for Massive Science.
- How HPV tricks your immune system by Risha Banerjee for Science Connected magazine.
- Do plant-based proteins lower cardiovascular disease risk? by Kara McIver for Nutribites.
- A new shapeshifting species of tardigrade with spiky eggs stumps scientists by Zena Jensvold for Massive Science.
- Encouraging news about coronavirus immunity by Derek Lowe at Science Translational Medicine.
- Musings on music: Seven insights from psychology by Emma Young for BPS Research Digest.
- Gene expression maps reveal brain changes from autism mutations by Angie Voyles Askham for Spectrum.
- Something smells fishy: categorizing odors in the brain by Masataka Sasabe for It Ain't Magic.
- Invasive species are pushing close to the boundaries of protected areas by Fanni Daniella Szakal for Massive Science.
- Flat Earth “science”: wrong, but not stupid by Sabine Hossenfelder at Backreaction.
- Fossil leaves show high atmospheric carbon spurred ancient 'Global Greening' by Kevin Krajick at State of the Planet.
- These Bacteria are Out of This World: Human Pathogens on the International Space Station by Rachel Sidebottom for Small Things Considered.
- Q+A: Are supercapacitors ready to step out of batteries’ shadow by Britt Faulstick for Drexel University News Blog.
- Marine energy: Tides by Manel Camacho for Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching.
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