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A novel strategy to efficiently distinguish subtype-specific cardiomyocytes from human iPS cells

In a recent study led by Associate Professor Yoshinori Yoshida (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and published in Communications Biology, a team of researchers identified CD151 as a marker for distinguishing subtype-specific cardiomyocy.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxMar 13th, 2024

Siri is superpowered with Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence makes Siri much more powerful, as it can understand the user given specific contexts, even if they stumble over their words.Siri gets upgraded with Apple IntelligenceSiri has been the butt of the joke for years as it fell behind in.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Bird flu virus from Texas human case kills 100% of ferrets in CDC study

H5N1 bird flu viruses have shown to be lethal in ferret model before. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Yui Mok) The strain of H5N1 bird flu isolated from a dairy worker in Texas was 100 percent fatal in ferrets used to model inf.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with window tiling, iPhone mirroring, and more

New release brings iOS 18 features along with a few Mac-specific additions. Enlarge / Using macOS S15 Sequoia to stream an iPhone's screen to a Mac while the iPhone stays locked. (credit: Apple) Apple has formally annou.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Researchers demonstrate new way to "squeeze" infrared light

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that a specific class of oxide membranes can confine, or "squeeze," infrared light—a finding that holds promise for next generation infrared imaging technologies. The thin-film membranes confine infr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Lung organoids reveal how pathogens infect human lung tissue

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets specific lung cells and has developed a sophisticated.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Siberia"s "mammoth graveyard" reveals 800-year human interactions with woolly beasts

Woolly mammoths are evocative of a bygone era, when Earth was gripped within an Ice Age. Current knowledge places early mammoth ancestors in the Pliocene (2.58–5.33 million years ago, Ma) before their populations expanded in the Pleistocene (2.58 M.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Spliceosomes: New technique tracks proteins involved in RNA splicing

Bodybuilders and cellular mechanisms agree generating protein is a heavy lift. To complete the task, cells rely on complexes called spliceosomes. These molecular machines snip extra bits out of our genes' RNA copies and piece together precise instruc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Improved prime editing system makes gene-sized edits in human cells at therapeutic levels

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently enough to be potentially useful for therapeutic applic.....»»

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Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold harsh interstellar clouds 2 million years ago

Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been cold: Earth had fallen into a.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Cybersecurity pros change strategies to combat AI-powered threats

75% of security professionals had to change their cybersecurity strategy in the last year due to the rise in AI-powered cyber threats, with 73% expressing a greater focus on prevention capabilities, according to Deep Instinct. Additionally, 97% of re.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago

The horse transformed human history—and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Dead Cells designer’s new game, Tenjutsu, is a yakuza action roguelike

Devolver Digital will publish Tenjutsu, the next game from Dead Cells creator Sébastien Benard......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Tekion hires new technology chief to lead AI expansion

As chief technology officer, Binu Mathew will drive Tekion's strategy, product development and rollouts......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Watch a 6-axis motor solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a third of a second

Getting an AI to distinguish red from orange was a major challenge. Enlarge / So much depends upon a red puzzle cube, pinned by servo motors, inside Mitsubishi. (credit: Mitsubishi) The last time a human set the world re.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

A novel spray device helps researchers capture fast-moving cell processes

Cells are the basic units of life—but many of their fundamental processes happen so fast and at such small length scales that current scientific tools and methods can't keep up, preventing us from developing a deeper understanding......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever

Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever—accelerating on a steep rise to levels far above any experienced during human existence, scientists from NOAA and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of Califor.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Study shows rewarding dogs with praise and petting helps them learn more efficiently

Dogs' learning success is enhanced when they are not only rewarded with food, but also praised and petted for their good performance, according to a new study by researchers from the Department of Ethology at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, publish.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Welcome to the age of space skepticism—and a growing revolt against elites

Over the past decade, a new form of skepticism about human activities in space has emerged. It seems to be based exclusively in the western world, and centered around the idea that increasingly ambitious space plans will damage humanity and neglect t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

How a protein component of nuclear pore complexes regulates development of blood cells, contributes to myeloid disorders

Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are channels composed of multiple proteins that ferry molecules in and out of the nucleus, regulating many critical cellular functions, such as gene expression, chromatin organization and RNA processes that influence cel.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Study links nanoparticles to altered blood vessel formation in embryos

Human life begins with a single egg cell that grows into a human being with trillions of cells. To ensure that the highly complex development of tissues and organs is as protected as possible, the placental barrier keeps pathogens and foreign substan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024