Singling out a bacterium from the crowd
Bacteria are nearly ubiquitous and have tremendous impacts on human and ecological health. And yet, they remain largely mysterious to us. Princeton MOL faculty Zemer Gitai, Britt Adamson and Ned Wingreen launched a joint effort to develop new tools t.....»»
Japanese officials call for Mount Fuji crowd control
A surge in demand for rest cabins on Mount Fuji has led Japanese officials to call for crowd control measures including potential entry restrictions during this summer's climbing season......»»
Engineering a bee-gut bacterium to prevent a deadly parasite from spreading
A group of integrative biologists at the University of Texas at Austin has engineered a bacterium that harmlessly infects the bee gut as a means to stop the spread of a deadly parasite that infects honeybees. Qiang Huang, Patrick Lariviere, J. Elijah.....»»
AI-powered church service in Germany draws a large crowd
"I was positively surprised how well it worked," said one attendee. Enlarge / Visitors and attendees during the AI-created worship service in Fürth, Germany. In St. Paul Church, a service created by ChatGPT. (credit: Daniel Vogl.....»»
Vision Pro: I just tried Apple’s first spatial computer, and here’s what I think
At WWDC 2023, Apple officially unveiled its new Vision Pro headset, which it describes as a “revolutionary spatial computer.” I was in the crowd at today’s keynote when it was announced, and shortly thereafter, I was whisked away on a golf car.....»»
Apple Vision Pro developer kits will be made available eventually, and to a select crowd
Developers will be able to apply for an Apple Vision Pro developer kit, but no details are available yet.Apple Vision ProApple's next platform is spatial computing, and the Apple Vision Pro is the first step into that future. Developers will need to.....»»
Study discovers potential key to a cheaper and more accessible Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
The bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can cause severe diseases such as meningitis and blood poisoning in young children. Researchers from the MHH Institute of Clinical Biochemistry have deciphered the pathway of the bacterial capsule and.....»»
Red tide toxin sent them to the hospital. See what happened to a pair of Florida turtles
A crowd of beachgoers cheered and hollered on Tuesday as they watched Mote Marine staff release two loggerhead sea turtles, named Lilly and Farmer, into the water at Lido Beach in Sarasota......»»
Discovery of clusters of two types of bacteria in the tentacles of corals sheds light on their role in coral reef health
Coral reefs are intricate ecosystems with complex relationships between species, where each organism—from a tiny bacterium to a giant clam—plays a vital role in maintaining the health of the reef......»»
Human crowds are best modeled by a "visual neighborhood"
Human crowd dynamics are best predicted by a visual neighborhood model, based on the visual fields of each person in the crowd. Birds flock, fish school, and human crowds, too, move in a collective motion pattern. Understanding human crowd behavior c.....»»
Incredible bacterium can transfer its genes into plants for desired traits
Humans have bred for desirable plant and animal traits for millennia by selecting and crossing their offspring. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen are taking a natural shortcut to promote beneficial changes using a special bacterium tha.....»»
Three"s a crowd? Imani, son of piping plovers Monty and Rose, joined by a female and another male at Montrose Beach
Imani, the son of Chicago's famous piping plovers Monty and Rose, has at long last been joined by what appears to be a female......»»
Intense new trailer for The Flash wows the crowd at CinemaCon
"These scars we have make us who we are. We're not meant to go back and fix them." Barry (Ezra Miller) uses his powers to travel back in time and change the past in The Flash. Warner Bros. dropped an intense new trailer for The Fla.....»»
Apple Watch soars above the rest of the smartwatch crowd with high customer satisfaction
According to a recent consumer poll, Apple has the highest level of "stickiness" among smartwatch brands, and almost 80% of iPhone owners have one.Apple Watch UltraToday's release of new research by Counterpoint Research emphasizes the success of the.....»»
Novel genetic manipulation technique can help scientists make the most of radiation-resistant bacterium
Deinococcus radiodurans can survive a range of harsh environments and is resistant to very high levels of ionizing and UV radiation, dehydration, cold, vacuum, and even acid. Therefore, the bacterium has unmatched potential to act as a bacterial chas.....»»
Being noisy in a crowd: How gene interactions shape the evolution of cell-to-cell variation
Biological cells, whether free-living or part of a multicellular organism, have to perform hundreds of functions to survive, such as perceiving their environment, uptaking and metabolizing nutrients, regenerating decayed parts, reproducing themselves.....»»
From sanguine to hypersaline: Global salt lakes in decline
At its grand opening in 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct sent a torrent of fresh mountain water cascading into the Los Angeles valley to the cheers of an onlooking crowd of 30,000 people. The water, diverted from the Owens Valley more than 200 miles aw.....»»
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores review: Aloy gets a Hollywood ending
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is a crowd-pleasing blockbuster with one spectacular final boss......»»
After decades of lurking, an elusive bacterium finally strikes in California
California man is first to have a confirmed B. miyamotoi infection in western US. Enlarge / This highly magnified scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicts a number of spirochete bacteria, atop a culture of cotton-tail ra.....»»
Tetris review: a crowd-pleasing, lightweight political thriller
Apple TV+'s Tetris is a breezy political thriller that's undeniably entertaining, if a bit shallow. The Taron Egerton-led film is streaming now......»»
Boosting survival of a beneficial bacterium in the human gut
The microbes that inhabit the gut are critical for human health, and understanding the factors that encourage the growth of beneficial bacterial species—known as "good" bacteria—in the gut may enable medical interventions that promote gut and ove.....»»