A protein that enables smell in ants—and stops cell death
While smell plays a considerable role in the social interactions of humans—for instance, signaling fear or generating closeness—for ants, it is vitally important. Researchers from New York University and the University of Florida found that a key.....»»
Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank
Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank.....»»
Judge stops parents" effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax
Judge stops parents" effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax.....»»
T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices
FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors." Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) In 2017, Kathleen Odean thought she had found the last cell phone plan she would ever need. T-Mobile was of.....»»
As ice melts, Everest"s "death zone" gives up its ghosts
As ice melts, Everest"s "death zone" gives up its ghosts.....»»
Aging Might Not Be Inevitable
There are biological underpinnings to aging—and so researchers are investigating cell manipulations, transfusions of young blood, and chemical compounds that can mimic low-calorie diets......»»
Key mechanism of herpesvirus egress uncovered, offering new target for antiviral therapies
An international team of researchers, led by the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), have uncovered crucial details on how herpesviruses exit the cell nucleus without compromising the integrity of the nuclear envelope. Herpesvirus infections are wid.....»»
Aging-emulating biosystem derived from hTSCs
A research team from the Center for Translational Stem Cell Biology (CTSCB) under the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed the world's first cellular system that can be used to rapidly discover molecules for a.....»»
As ice melts, Everest"s "death zone" gives up its ghosts
On Everest's sacred slopes, climate change is thinning snow and ice, increasingly exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dream to summit the world's highest mountain......»»
Detective work enables Perseverance Mars rover team to revive SHERLOC instrument
After six months of effort, an instrument that helps the Mars rover look for potential signs of ancient microbial life has come back online......»»
July/August 2024: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
Death rays; the sawfly’s barf defense.....»»
Deals: 13-inch M2 iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cell from $855, 15-inch M3 MacBook Air $200 off, Sonos Ace from $382, more
Today’s deals are now ready to go with notable opportunities to pickup the Wi-Fi + Cell 13-inch M2 iPad Air starting from $855. Folks looking to land the latest 15-inch M3 MacBook Air instead are also in luck as the sought-after 16GB model is now $.....»»
Kivu Consulting introduces CyberCertainty Managed XDR
Kivu Consulting has launched CyberCertainty Managed Extended Detection and Response (XDR), the next generation of its managed security service. “The combination of Kivu’s threat expertise along with innovative, leading technology enables.....»»
Why AAA games promoted by Apple flop in the App Store
Confirming the fairly obvious, analysis of major iOS game launches including "Death Stranding" and "Assassin's Creed Mirage" has revealed that pricing games at console levels simply doesn't work in the App Store.Death Stranding, a AAA game ported to.....»»
Cell division: Before commitment, a very long engagement
Before a cell commits fully to the process of dividing itself into two new cells, it may ensure the appropriateness of its commitment by staying for many hours—sometimes more than a day—in a reversible intermediate state, according to a discovery.....»»
New tool enables faster, more cost-effective genome editing of traits to improve agriculture sustainability
With the goal of reducing the time and cost it takes to bring an improved crop to the marketplace to improve agriculture sustainability, research conducted in the laboratory of Keith Slotkin, Ph.D., and his colleagues in the Plant Transformation Faci.....»»
Air So Polluted It Can Kill Isn’t Being Taken Seriously Enough
Toxic air kills over half a million children every year, yet only once has air pollution been listed as a cause of death on a death certificate......»»
Permeable and robust polymer-silica hybrid armor on cell catalyst for sustainable biomanufacturing
Whole-cell catalysis is one of the several central techniques in green biomanufacturing, which can be categorized into living cell catalysis, resting cell catalysis, and inactivated cell catalysis. Among these, inactivated cell catalysis features the.....»»
Revealing the dynamic choreography inside multilayer vesicles
Our cells and the machinery inside them are engaged in a constant dance. This dance involves some surprisingly complicated choreography within the lipid bilayers that comprise cell membranes and vesicles—structures that transport waste or food with.....»»
New research shows that improving mobile internet service can reduce digital inequality
New research shows removing data caps to cell phone usage may not only reduce digital inequality but might increase education data consumption by disadvantaged populations......»»
3D thymic-like hydrogels for T-cell differentiation
A study published in GEN Biotechnology describes the establishment of the first hydrogel-based platform for producing T-cells from hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Researchers engineered biomaterials integrated with key thymic components to d.....»»