Mouse sperm generated in rats
Making gametes such as sperm and eggs from pluripotent stem cells—primitive cells that can make all the tissues—greatly contributes to efficient reproduction of livestock animals and future assisted reproductive medicine. Researchers pave the way.....»»
Study demonstrates spontaneous self-organization of microdroplets through quasi one-dimensional confinement
Polymer systems composed of multiple components can spontaneously induce emulsion or microdroplets by mechanical mixing, as an intermediate state of macroscopic phase separation. Unfortunately, the size of generated droplets is nonuniform and their s.....»»
How to copy and paste on Windows, Mac, and Chromebook
Here's how to copy and paste in just a few quick steps, whether you have a Windows or macOS machine, prefer using a keyboard, or would rather just use a mouse......»»
YouTube will make it easier to identify AI generated videos
YouTube has announced that they will start labeling videos that might have been generated using AI, making it more transparent for viewers. The post YouTube will make it easier to identify AI generated videos appeared first on Phandroid. T.....»»
Magpies under siege from climate and man-made noise
The combined impact of climate change and human-generated noise are proving double trouble for wild urban-dwelling bird species, changing their behavior in ways that could threaten their survival......»»
Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok source and weights, taunting OpenAI
Amid criticism of OpenAI's closed models, Musk makes the Grok-1 AI model free to download. Enlarge / An AI-generated image released by xAI during the open-weights launch of Grok-1. (credit: xAI) On Sunday, Elon Musk's AI.....»»
City mouse or country mouse? Biologist collects mice from homes to study how they got so good at urban living
Dusty barns, gleaming stables and damp basements. These are all places where you might find a house mouse—or a member of my research team......»»
6 mice you should buy instead of Apple’s Magic Mouse
Looking for an alternative to Apple’s Magic Mouse? These mice pair perfectly with your Mac, offering you all sorts of extra performance for your money......»»
Shark-bitten orcas in the Northeastern Pacific could be a new population of killer whale
UBC researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off California and Oregon could be a new population......»»
Gene expression technology set to semi-automation
The Human Genome Project generated the first sequence of the human genome, revealing a kind of blueprint of human biology. Two decades later, the field of gene regulatory networks describes a complex system where thousands of genes regulate one anoth.....»»
New discovery reveals how the egg controls sperm entry
After the egg has been fertilized by a sperm, the surrounding egg coat tightens, mechanically preventing the entry of additional sperm and the ensuing death of the embryo. This is according to a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet a.....»»
The best mouse for Mac for 2024
Seeking the best mouse for your Mac? With so many options to choose from, we're here to help you narrow down the perfect mouse for you, no matter what you need......»»
Don’t count on a mobile app making you rich; you’ll likely make $50/month
If you’ve got big dreams about earning a living from creating iPhone apps, a new report makes for some sobering reading. The median monthly revenue generated by an app after a year on the App Store is less than $50 per month. There is some encou.....»»
AI analysis of satellite images shows 1990s USSR collapse increased methane emissions, despite lower oil, gas production
The collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991 yielded social, political and economic effects worldwide. Among them was a suspected role in slowing human-generated methane emissions. Methane had been rising steadily in the atmosphere until about 199.....»»
How to use the new transcripts feature in Apple Podcasts
Auto-generated podcast transcripts are now available in the Apple Podcasts app, and is one of the most useful features of the recent iOS and iPadOS 17.4 update. Here's how to try it out for yourself.The release of iOS 17.4 brought a number of new fea.....»»
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detectors in these facilities use s.....»»
Researchers reveal how a virus hijacks insect sperm: May help control disease vectors and pests
A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do not have the same combination of bacteria and virus......»»
Google now wants to limit the AI-powered search spam it helped create
Ranking update targets sites "created for search engines instead of people." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In the continual cat-and-mouse game of Google Search versus search engine optimization (SEO) firms, Google seems.....»»
Google’s Genie game maker is what happens when AI watches 30K hrs of video games
Researchers herald new system as key step to an "infinite generator" of training data. Enlarge / A collage of some of the "interactive environments" generated by Genie from static images or text prompts. (credit: Google DeepMind).....»»
Google’s Genie model creates interactive 2D worlds from a single image
Researchers herald new system as key step to an "infinite generator" of training data. Enlarge / A collage of some of the "interactive environments" generated by Genie from static images or text prompts. (credit: Google DeepMind).....»»
Big discounts just landed on Apple’s Magic Mouse and Trackpad
Whether you own a MacBook, Mac computer, or iPad, you should consider buying the Apple Magic Mouse and Apple Magic Trackpad as they're on sale from Amazon......»»