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Researchers discover the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm Researchers have used the zebrafish ( Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat. The University of Melbourne study also found that mutation of the gene, Tmem161b, causes potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmia. 2.5 per cent of Australians are living with cardiac arrhythmia (ABS). In 2019, it took 3090 years of potential life. Mutations in this gene may be contributing to the cause of this. Published in Proceedings o...

Life on Mars: Jezero Crater is believed to have once been filled with water (Image: NASA) READ MORE Professor Caroline Smith of the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, believes Perseverance is the perfect mission to explore Jezero - or rather what lurks beneath - for evidence of fossilised ancient life. In particular, Professor Smith told Express.co.uk the rover's instruments and cameras provide the right tools to study the textures and features of Martian rock the rover will encounter. Perhaps even more importantly, the rover's SuperCam tool will use lasers and spectrometers to look for ...

A LEADING climate scientist has warned that Scots should be told “to reduce our meat intake” or face hitting a tipping point in the fight against the climate emergency amid concerns the SNP have left key behaviour changes out of an ambitious blueprint to cut emissions. Agricultural pollution accounts for around one quarter of Scotland’s total emissions – with ministers aiming to reduce the sector’s impact from 7MtCO2e in 2020 to 5.3MtCO2e by 2032. The Scottish Government has committed to cutting 1990 levels of carbon emissions by 75 per cent, but ministers have also pledged to...

1 / of 3 Canberra emergency department wait times are the worst in the country, but the Health Minister says she'll fix it in nine months SunSunday 31 updated MonMonday 1 Kathryn Harradine became distressed while waiting in the emergency department with her sick baby Andy. ( Share Print text only Cancel It took five hours for Kathryn Harradine's six-month-old son Andy to be treated for a lung infection at Canberra Hospital's emergency department. Key points: The ACT Health Minister wants 70 per cent of ED patients to be seen on time by October A doctor is being trialled at ED triage points i...

New research published in Scientific Report highlights some of the effects regular use of touchscreens might have on toddlers.