Share this post ✔️ Wednesday's TAPP Science & Education Updates - Issue #13theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther ✔️ Wednesday's TAPP Science & Education Updates - Issue #13Kevin PattonMay 12, 2021Share this post ✔️ Wednesday's TAPP Science & Education Updates - Issue #13theapprofessor.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareLife ScienceDNA from mouth bacteria suggest human ancestors ate diets rich in starchy plants by 600,000 years agoScientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.NEW YORK — Researchers have uncovered five genetic variants that influence the course of Parkinson's disease and developed a polygenic score to predict which patients will likely develop dementia related to the disease.The World Health Organization said on Monday the world was seeing a plateauing in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, with declines in most regions including the Americas and Europe, the two worst-affected regions.Decreased kidney function, as well as a sharper decline in kidney function, correlated with the development of dementia in older adults, according to results from a 5-year study of a health care use cohort published in Neurology.How are cells to remodel the nuclear compartment boundary during mitosis without compromising nuclear function? In the two billion years since the emergence of the first cells with a nucleus, eukaryotes have evolved a range of strategies to do this. At one extreme, the nucleus is disassembled upon entry into mitosis and then reassembled anew in the two daughter cells. At the other, cells maintain an intact nuclear compartment boundary throughout the division process.Your description for this link...Teaching & LearningAfter a year away from friends and co-workers, people sometimes struggle to resume their public routinesNew research suggests that students learning remotely become night owls but do not sleep more despite the time saved commuting, working or attending social events.An expert examines why it's so difficult to detect science misinformation and suggests that using humor may help combat the issue.TAPP News & NotesWhat is the proper order of topics covered in the anatomy & physiology course? | More on gamification: Leaderboards | In pandemic learning, students feel like they are teaching themselvesPreviousNext