New Clues About How Life Renews Itself
- The Editors at Very Cool Facts
- 7 days ago
- 1 min read
The Science of Starting Over
This week’s discoveries look at how life begins, adapts, and finds new ways to endure.
Researchers at Stanford University discovered that tiny electrical discharges inside water droplets can create molecules essential for life.
These microscopic sparks, known as microlightning, may have powered the chemistry that gave rise to Earth's earliest living systems, one droplet at a time.
A study published on October 22, 2025, in Nature found that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine during immunotherapy lived significantly longer than those who did not.
Training the immune system for one battle may have strengthened it for another.
Some jellyfish can grow young again, and scientists may finally know why.
A recent study revealed that these creatures organize their DNA in intricate 3D loops that help cells switch on genes for repair and renewal.
By studying how simple creatures renew their cells, scientists hope to uncover new ways to restore our own.
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