ChatGPT has entered the classroom: how LLMs could transform education ( www.nature.com )
Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia ( phys.org )
Researchers often use the genitalia of insects to differentiate species, since they are a reliable signature of a species uniqueness. A newly discovered beetle has been found to have genitalia that look remarkably similar to a bottle opener.
Live birth of chimeric monkey with high contribution from embryonic stem cells ( www.nature.com )
Scientists have created an infant ‘chimeric’ monkey by injecting a monkey embryo with stem cells from a genetically distinct donor embryo. The resulting animal is the first live-born chimeric primate to have a high proportion of cells originating from donor stem cells. However, the monkey had to be euthanized when it was...
Brazil child cancer deaths linked to soy farming, study finds ( www.reuters.com )
Revealed: the industry figures behind ‘declaration of scientists’ backing meat eating ( www.theguardian.com )
A public statement signed by more than 1,000 scientists in support of meat production and consumption has numerous links to the livestock industry[.]...
Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale ( scitechdaily.com )
Researchers have developed a new mechanism to make water droplets slip off surfaces, described in a paper published in Nature Chemistry. The discovery challenges existing ideas about friction between solid surfaces and water and opens up a new avenue for studying droplet slipperiness at the molecular level. The new technique has...
Man gets rare 'shiitake dermatitis' from undercooked mushrooms ( www.livescience.com )
Forgotten Antibiotic From Decades Past May Be a Superbug Killer ( www.sciencealert.com )
Replanting Logged Forests With Diverse Mixtures of Seedlings Accelerates Restoration ( www.technologynetworks.com )
Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research ( theconversation.com )
A key function of our immune system is to detect and eliminate foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Immune cells like T cells do this by distinguishing between different types of proteins within cells, which allows them to detect the presence of infection or disease....
Scientists found a ‘golden egg’ deep in the sea near Alaska. But what is it? ( wapo.st )
…expedition coordinator Candio said, “we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin.” He added, “We likely won’t learn more until we are able to get it into a laboratory setting.”...
Autoimmune Registry adds Long COVID to its List of Diseases ( www.autoimmuneregistry.org )
The Autoimmune Registry has determined that biomarkers of immune system activity similar to those seen in many autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases justify the inclusion of Long COVID on its list of diseases.
Severely limiting your intake of carbohydrates and fats, you may be shortening your lifespan ( www.theinnovativehorizon.com )
How Much Dietary Fat Do We Really Need? ( www.strongerbyscience.com )
The Oldest Living Shark ( www.livescience.com )
Link to the relevant study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaf1703
[Journey to the Microcosmos] Why Are Some Birds Blue? ( youtu.be )
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Parental Alienation: A Disputed Theory With Big Implications ( www.propublica.org )
Surprise Discovery About Dopamine May Help Explain Parkinson's ( www.sciencealert.com )
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us? ( www.nytimes.com )
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Curiosity finds evidence of wet and dry seasons on ancient Mars ( www.theregister.com )
The evidence came from photographs snapped by the NASA bot of the dry, dusty Martian surface marked by a series of hexagonal shapes that indicate mud covered the surface before drying and cracking....
The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source ( theconversation.com )
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300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before | CNN ( edition.cnn.com )
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Room Temperature Superconductors - This Changes EVERYTHING! ( youtu.be )
A Common Diabetes Drug Has a Surprising Side Gig: Muscle Protector ( healthcare.utah.edu )
