Reimagining immunity in the eye
Immune cells could be doing much more than we think in protecting our eyes -- researchers uncover new details......»»
Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook
Section 230 immunity isn’t just for Big Tech companies, lawsuit says. Enlarge (credit: themotioncloud/Getty Images) Ethan Zuckerman wants to release a tool that would allow Facebook users to control what appears in the.....»»
Atari classic Yars’ Revenge is getting a modern Metroidvania revival
Atari 2600 classic Yars' Revenge is getting a modern reimagining with Yars Rising, a new Metroidvania by WayForward, the studio behind the Shantae franchise......»»
Using cloud development environments to secure source code
In this Help Net Security video, Rob Whiteley, CEO at Coder, discusses the cloud development environment (CDE) technology landscape and its benefits. From the earliest stages of writing code to deploying finalized applications, CDEs are reimagining t.....»»
Next-gen battery tech: Reimagining every aspect of batteries
From more efficient production to entirely new chemistries, there's a lot going on. Enlarge (credit: MirageC) The race is on to generate new technologies to ready the battery industry for the transition toward a future w.....»»
Reimagining electron microscopy: Bringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown for the first time that expensive aberration-corrected microscopes are no longer required to achieve record-breaking microscopic resolution......»»
VPNVax: Crafting enhanced viral structure in vaccines through polymer restructuring
Generally speaking, the higher the degree of information restoration of a vaccine to a virus, the greater its potential efficacy. The virus itself is the most authentic vaccine, such as the varicella-zoster virus, which provides lifelong immunity aft.....»»
Smoking Alters Your Immune System for Years After You Quit
By switching genes on and off, cigarettes have a long-lasting effect on immunity, and appear to shape your immune system just as much as aging......»»
The secrets of tea plant immunity: Research identifies key phenolamides in battle against anthracnose
Tea anthracnose significantly impacts China's tea production, with no effective control methods currently available. Research has shifted towards phenolamides, secondary metabolites with potential disease resistance properties. Although these compoun.....»»
Plant receptors that control immunity and development share a common origin, study finds
Plants are continuously evolving new immune receptors to ever-changing pathogens. Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have traced the origin and evolutionary trajectory of plant immune receptors. Their discovery wi.....»»
Samsung may have made a horrible decision with the Galaxy S24
Samsung is once again stuffing its own Exynos silicon down the throats of Galaxy S24 buyers at a time when Qualcomm is reimagining phones with generative AI......»»
Reimagining the optical diode effect for enhanced optical isolator efficiency
At the heart of global internet connectivity, optical communications form an indispensable foundation. Key to this foundation are optical isolators, created by combining multiple components......»»
Reimagining rehabilitation: Iceland"s open prisons offer a blueprint for UK"s foreign national prisoners
A new study suggests the UK prison system should learn lessons from Icelandic prisons to transform the lives of foreign national prisoners. The work was published in the International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice......»»
There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It
The US is in the midst of the largest Covid surge since Omicron, but with minimal testing and good population immunity, the wave is largely being ignored......»»
Why paint does not dry slower in a humid environment
A team of physicists at The University of Edinburgh working with an infection and immunity specialist with the university's Roslin Institute has, via experimentation, validated a theory to explain why paint dries at the same rate regardless of humidi.....»»
New technique to analyze RNA-RNA interactions in live microbial cells
In a study published in Nature Communications, Prof. Chao Yanjie's group at the Institute of Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a novel RNA interactome profiling technology (iRIL-seq), which ident.....»»
Alone in the Dark’s secret ending and difficulty settings encourage multiple playthroughs
The developers behind Alone in the Dark's upcoming remake revealed what goes into reimagining a classic and teased a secret ending for players to find......»»
Judge tosses social platforms’ Section 230 blanket defense in child safety case
Judge: Section 230 doesn’t cover platform design defects allegedly harming kids. Enlarge (credit: ljubaphoto | E+) This week, some of the biggest tech companies found out that Section 230 immunity doesn't shield them f.....»»
UK study finds some species of seabirds are showing signs of developing immunity to avian influenza
As part of a major research consortium announced last June, the UK's top scientists have discovered that some seabirds are demonstrating immunity to avian influenza......»»
Chloroplasts do more than photosynthesis: They"re also a key player in plant immunity
Scientists have long known that chloroplasts help plants turn the sun's energy into food, but a new study, led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, shows that they are also essential for plant immunity to viral and bacterial pa.....»»
Biologists find salicylic acid and RNA interference mediate antiviral immunity of plant stem cells
Viruses are a threat to all organisms, including plants. A small group of plant stem cells, however, successfully defends itself from infection......»»