A "door" into the mitochondrial membrane
Mitochondria—the organelles responsible for energy production in human cells—were once free-living organisms that found their way into early eukaryotic cells over a billion years ago. Since then, they have merged seamlessly with their hosts in a.....»»
Artificial cell membrane channels composed of DNA can be opened and locked with a key
Just as countries import a vast array of consumer goods across national borders, so living cells are engaged in a lively import-export business. Their ports of entry are sophisticated transport channels embedded in a cell's protective membrane. Regul.....»»
Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Seeking To Lift Twitter Ban
A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. But San Francisco federal district court Judge James Donato left the door open for Trump and other plaintiffs to file an amended complaint ag.....»»
Rogue Legacy 2 review: Dopamine in video game form
Addictive roguelite is back and better than ever. Enlarge (credit: Cellar Door Games) There was something insidious about Rogue Legacy, the 2013 platformer "roguelite" developed by Cellar Door Games. I remember sitting down to.....»»
Bitcoin Is Coming to Your 401(k). But Your Employer Probably Won’t Let You Invest in It
Fidelity opened the door for a future of crypto retirement savings. But the decision has been met with pushback, including from the U.S. Department of Labor A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metav.....»»
Motion Gestures using AI to enhance camera-based gesture recognition technology
Move a thumb to unlock a car door. Self-check-in at an airport without touching the kiosk. These are no longer scenes in the movies but what technology is capable of nowadays. Motion Gestures, a Canada-based startup, has brought sophisticated camera-.....»»
Paramount+ is developing a new Jackass revival series
The success of Jackass Forever has apparently opened the door for the series to find a new home on Paramount+......»»
Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug guide for May 2022
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives players a revolving door of bugs to catch. There are plenty available. Be sure to catch these bugs before they're gone!.....»»
MIT engineers invented incredible speakers as thin as paper
Speakers work by vibrating a membrane to manipulate air and create sound waves. Now, engineers at MIT have developed mountable paper-thin speakers that can produce sound from any surface. The creators say that the speakers should be easy to produce a.....»»
Australia Moves Ahead Cautiously With "3-Parent IVF"
The nation follows the UK in permitting mitochondrial donation, which aims to prevent the transmission of rare but often fatal conditions......»»
Single-molecule techniques illuminate mechanisms of GPCR activation
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute are studying G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), membrane proteins that are the target of one-third of approved drugs. Using single-mole.....»»
Wyze Garage Door Controller tells you when you left it open
The Wyze Cam v3 Garage Door Controller lets you control and view your garage door remotely using a smartphone app. The bundle is now available for just $40......»»
Home sweet home: Research shows pet cats rarely stray far
The domestic cat is one of our most popular pets. In Norway alone, 5.4 million people own approximately 770,000 cats. But where do our four-legged friends go? The cat wants to go outside, you open the door, it leaves and disappears. After a while it.....»»
A Visit to the Nuclear Missile Next Door
78-year-old rancher Ed Butcher has, for 60 years, lived with a nuclear missile as his closest neighbor — an active U.S. government nuclear missile, buried just beneath his cow pasture. "Do you think they'll ever shoot it up into the sky?" ask.....»»
Mitochondria Double as Tiny Lenses in the Eye
Mitochondrial bundles in the retina may improve how efficiently your eye captures light......»»
Bacterial soundtracks revealed by graphene membrane
Have you ever wondered if bacteria make distinctive sounds? If we could listen to bacteria, we would be able to know whether they are alive or not. When bacteria are killed using an antibiotic, those sounds would stop—unless of course the bacteria.....»»
Research could enable assembly line synthesis of prevalent amine-containing drugs
A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign research team has discovered a way to produce a special class of molecule that could open the door for new drugs to treat currently untreatable diseases......»»
Vitamin K2 repairs nerve cells via mitochondrial quality control loop
In a recent study published in Nutrients, a research group led by Prof. Zheng Zhiming from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has found a novel function of vitamin K2: regulating mitochondrial me.....»»
Pervaporation membranes show promise for alkaline wastewater reclamation
Industrial processes often generate a large amount of alkaline waste solutions. The existing alkali treatment processes require high investment, and are complicated and have a low rate of efficiency. Membrane technology has the advantages of high eff.....»»
Researchers discover novel way to inhibit key cancer driver, other mutated genes
CU Boulder researchers have discovered a new way to inhibit the most commonly mutated gene underlying human tumor growth, opening the door to new therapeutic strategies for cancer and a host of other diseases......»»
Dr. Strange chases dreams in new Multiverse of Madness trailer
Stephen Strange has opened the door to other worlds, and he may not like what he finds in Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness......»»