Where Did Omicron Come From? Maybe Its First Host Was Mice
The Covid virus can infect many animal species. The variant that tore through human populations last winter may have previously circulated in rodents......»»
Cellular clean energy: Can mitochondria make more energy without collateral damage?
Is it possible to amp up the energy production of mitochondria without also boosting potentially harmful byproducts? If so, such a method could be used to treat a host of neurodegenerative diseases in which impaired mitochondria are believed to play.....»»
Vision Pro near, AirTags 2 far, and an OLED iPad could be coming soon, on the AppleInsider Podcast
As the time for preordering Apple Vision Pro gets ever closer, one AppleInsider podcast host has decided to go for it — and the other wishes he were in the right country to try it out.Apple Vision ProApple Vision Pro just suddenly seems more real a.....»»
AWESOME Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 deal knocks $60 off the price of the smartwatch!
If you’re looking for an all-rounder smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is a pretty good contender. Not only does it look fashionable, but it comes with a host of pretty useful smartwatch and health-tracking and fitness features that could come.....»»
The best and most exciting laptops I saw at CES 2024
CES 2024 brought a host of new laptops across a variety of categories -- but these were the absolute best......»»
The best laptops of CES 2024
CES 2024 brought a host of new laptops across a variety of categories -- but these were the absolute best......»»
A Jupiter-sized planet has been hiding a big secret: A 350,000-mile-long tail
WASP-69b is having a hot girl summer that never ends. The huge gaseous exoplanet, roughly the size of Jupiter and approximately 160 light years from Earth, orbits its searing host star so closely that its atmosphere is boiling away at a rate of 200,0.....»»
Xbox’s first stream of 2024 will include Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game
Xbox will host another Developer_Direct on January 18 that will give us our first concrete gameplay details on MachineGames' Indiana Jones title......»»
Coastal populations set to age sharply in the face of climate migration, researchers find
As climate change fuels sea level rise, younger people will migrate inland, leaving aging coastal populations—and a host of consequences—in their wake, a study by Florida State University researchers finds......»»
Researchers engineer in vivo delivery system for prime editing, partially restoring vision in mice
Prime editing, a versatile form of gene editing that can correct most known disease-causing genetic mutations, now has a new vehicle to deliver its machinery into cells in living animals......»»
When bad cells go good: Harnessing cellular cannibalism for cancer treatment
Scientists have solved a cellular murder mystery nearly 25 years after the case went cold. Following a trail of evidence from fruit flies to mice to humans revealed that cannibalistic cells likely cause a rare human immunodeficiency. Now the discover.....»»
Hubble captures a busy frame of four overlapping spiral galaxies
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a host of galaxies all overlapping each other in a complex swirl......»»
Pathogenic bacteria use molecular "shuttle services" to fill their injection apparatus with the right product
Disease-causing bacteria of the genus Salmonella or Yersinia can use tiny injection apparatuses to inject harmful proteins into host cells, much to the discomfort of the infected person. However, it is not only with a view to controlling disease that.....»»
Researchers find large diversity of protists in the Parabasalia phylum in both mice and humans
A team of pathologists, geneticists, immunologists and engineers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, has found a previously unrecognized diversity of protists in the Parabasalia phylum in both mice and humans. In their paper published on t.....»»
"What"s on today"s menu?": Why it"s important to study the trophic behavior of local predators
Trophic ecology is the study of the food chain. On Tenerife in the Canary Islands, feral cats feast chiefly on rabbits, mice, rats, and native birds and reptiles. But new research shows that since 1986, the island's wild cats have experienced a signi.....»»
Battling persistence in tuberculosis bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in collaboration with NCBS and InStem, have uncovered an important mechanism that allows the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium to persist in the human host for decades. They found that a single gene in.....»»
6 upcoming products that will make 2024 a huge year for Apple
Apple is set to launch a host of exciting products in 2024, from the Vision Pro to the iPhone 16 range. Here are the devices we’re most looking forward to......»»
Scientists find malaria parasite takes its time within mosquito host to reap an evolutionary advantage
The malaria parasite is a master of adaptation. To complete its life cycle, the parasite must be transmitted from a mosquito to a human and then back to a mosquito again. Over millions of years of evolution, it has adapted perfectly to these two host.....»»
Nicki Minaj rap battling Stephen Colbert is peak late night viewing
Nicki Minaj appeared on "The Late Show" and had a rap battle with host Stephen Colbert. Years ago when appearing on The Late Show, Nicki Minaj made up a memorable little rap for Stephen Colbert. Now, back again to promote her latest album Pink.....»»
Jon Hamm giving dramatic readings of Christmas songs is quite the sight to behold
Jon Hamm appeared on "The Tonight Show" and did some dramatic readings of Christmas songs alongside host Jimmy Fallon. We know that Jon Hamm can act, but what are his improv skills like?In the Tonight Show clip above he has them put to the test.....»»
Genetics of host plants determine what microorganisms they attract, finds study
Plants often develop communities with microorganisms in their roots, which influences plant health and development. Although the recruitment of these microbes is dictated by several factors, it is unclear whether the genetic variation in the host pla.....»»