Just Plain WEIRD #2
A new technique determines the potency of magic mushrooms. UTA – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 19 – Laws are opening up to support the use of medicinal psilocybin – and that requires new technology to ensure accurate, consistent dosing. Researchers have now developed …
A common, usually harmless bacteria caused stomach cancer in mice. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 18 – A common, usually harmless bacteria have a significant role in causing stomach cancer, a new study has found. It joins the better-known, at least in …
Cognition Labs has unveiled Devin, an extraordinary end-to-end software developing AI. Cognition Labs – By Loz Blain 2024 Mar 13 – It can autonomously plan and execute thousand-step tasks. It can build and deploy entire software projects all by itself. It can research and …
Eugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images – By Thomas Doherty, …
Oregon’s Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune.’ VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2024 Mar 15 – “Dune,” …
A microbial fermentation process proved better than daffodil extract at creating an important anti-dementia drug. AI generated by DALL-E – By Michael Franco 2024 Mar 15 – Using an AI-based approach, researchers found a better way to create the drug galantamine, commonly prescribed to …
The newly discovered volcano has monster-sized company in the form of three other gigantic Martian volcanoes. Background image: NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) digital elevation model. Geologic interpretation & annotations by Pascal Lee and Sourabh Shubham 2024 – View …
Cash cows: Transgenic cattle could boost insulin production and lower its cost. Depositphotos. View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 13 – A genetically modified cow has produced milk containing human insulin, according to a new study. The proof-of-concept achievement could be …
The Dropy camper launched last fall and is available now with many different options. Drop Campers. View 16 Images – By C.C. Weiss 2024 Mar 11 – A tailgate-free tear/squaredrop trailer built to escape city and suburb, the Dropy from Spain’s Drop Campers brings …
The openVertebrate (oVert) project allows free access to images of over 13,000 vertebrates. Florida Museum of Natural History View 7 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 10 – The completion of the openVertebrate (oVert) project is a significant milestone for natural history museums, …