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Fauci Says CDC May Recommend Wearing Two Masks To Fight Virus

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The Centers for Disease Control may recommend wearing two masks -- one over the other -- to keep at bay the more contagious variants of the coronavirus, according to Anthony Fauci. The CDC and Fauci.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotFeb 3rd, 2021

AI deepfakes bring back the voices of gun violence victims. They"re still begging Congress for change.

The Shotline, a website created by gun reform groups March For Our Lives and Change the Ref, lets supporters send AI-generated voicemails from gun violence victims right to Congress. The fight for national gun reform — a cause that has ga.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria

Viruses called phages are a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

I recommend buying this Smart Plug Power Strip while it’s 20% off

The Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip is a great way to make all your devices smarter and it's on sale now at Amazon......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Study finds climate change has contributed to the spatial expansion of West Nile virus in Europe

West Nile virus is an emerging pathogen in Europe and represents a public health threat in previously non-affected European countries. Occurring in a cycle involving transmission between bird and mosquito species, this virus can be transmitted to hum.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Nanoparticles "hitchhike" on immune cells to catch cancer metastasis early

Lymph nodes are the canaries in the coal mine of our immune system—firing into gear at the first indication of illness, then sending immune cells where they're needed in the body to fight infection and disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Ring sale: Save on Ring doorbells and home security cameras today

Amazon has a huge sale on many Ring video doorbells, security cameras, and more. Here's what we recommend buying......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Andean farmers use age-old technique amid climate change

From the sky, they look like huge, circular patterns made by aliens—but in fact, they are an age-old technique farmers have brought back to fight the climate crisis on the Andean plateaus of Puno......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

World"s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission

NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal

Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate change—that have killed hundreds across Europe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Nanofiber-coated cotton bandages fight infection and speed healing

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has identified an innovative way to harness the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the botanical compound lawsone to make nanofiber-coated cotton bandages that fight infection and help wounds.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery

Just beneath your feet, an ancient and silent alliance endures. This alliance between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi is one of the oldest biological partnerships on Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Please stop wearing your Apple Vision Pro outside

If these early days of the Apple Vision Pro headset have shown us anything, it's that this is a device made for the inside, not the outside......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

The fight against commercial spyware misuse is heating up

Though there are organizations out there investigating how commercial spyware is misused to target journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents, the growing market related to the development and sale of this type of software and the exploits us.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Don’t wear Vision Pro while driving, U.S. transport chief says

The U.S. Secretary of Transportation has warned drivers not to get behind the wheel of their car while wearing Apple’s new Vision Pro headset......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

A new virus-like entity has just been discovered—"obelisks" explained

Biological entities called obelisks have been hiding—in large numbers—inside the human mouth and gut. These microscopic entities, which were recently discovered by a team at Stanford University, are circular bits of genetic material that contain.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Tesla driver admits he wasn’t actually arrested for idiotic Vision Pro stunt (sadly)

We’ve seen a lot of idiotic stunts since Vision Pro launched on Friday, perhaps none more viral and stupid than Dante Lentini driving a Tesla while wearing Vision Pro. And while Lentini’s video would lead you to believe he got pulled over by t.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Want to try Apple Vision Pro? Apple has plenty of appointments

Apple opened up in-store appointments for Apple Vision Pro tryouts on Monday, and we highly recommend taking advantage of one of these slots before you drop at least $3499.Apple Vision Pro demo trayEven before Apple Vision Pro was in consumers' hands.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Viral videos of Tesla drivers using VR headsets prompt U.S. government alarm

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to a video with more than 24 million views of a Tesla driver wearing a VR headset.  .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

Virus ancestry could help predict next pandemic

Virus family history could help scientists identify which strains have the potential to become the so-called Disease X that causes the next global pandemic......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

An infectious gibbon ape leukemia virus found to be colonizing a rodent"s genome in New Guinea

A research team has caught a glimpse of a rare case of retrovirus integration. Retroviruses are viruses that multiply by incorporating their genes into the genome of a host cell. If the infected cell is a germ cell, the retrovirus can then be passed.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024