Epigenetic editing has been used to silence a cholesterol-regulating gene in mice. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 28 – By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers have shown that it’s possible …
One of the most famous photographs of an alleged UFO – though this one has been thoroughly debunked. National Archives, Records of Headquarters US Air Force – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 28 – UFOs are having a bit of a renaissance lately, moving …
Electric Sheep will add the AI-powered Verdie landscaping robot to its automated outdoor maintenance solutions from Q2 2024. Electric Sheep Robotics – By Paul Ridden 2024 Feb 29 – Robotic garden helpers have been keeping lawns in trim for decades, but none are as …
Simulation of the DART impact. Raducan et al. View 7 Images. – By David Szondy 2024 Feb 27 – When NASA’s DART deep space probe smashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, it didn’t leave a crater. Instead, there was a splash, where the asteroid was …
Scientists have identified a tiny fish with a “voice” as loud as a jet engine. AI generated by DALL-E – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 27 – A tiny, newly-discovered minnow has measured louder than gunshots, jet engines or most competition-grade car stereos on …
‘The Lawnmower’ is the first synthetic molecular motor that propels itself using the energy it harnesses when it cuts through proteins. AI-generated using DALL-E. – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 27 – The body uses protein-based molecular motors to perform functions essential to life. …
Pengju Li, a researcher on the study, holds a prototype pacemaker that’s only 1 micrometer thick, and operated by light pulses. Jean Lachat – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 26 – Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed a new pacemaker that’s thinner …
Digit, which can walk forwards, backwards and sideways and crouch, is 5ft 9in and carries up to 35lb. Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images – Amazon Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted …
Members of the Snake River Hotshot crew monitor a prescribed fire near Roberts, Idaho. Austin Catlin/BLM – By Camille Stevens-Rumann, Associate Professor of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University And by Jude Bayham, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State …
The pandemic spurred an increase in COVID-19 research, much of it with methodological holes. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images – By Dennis M. Gorman, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University Published: 2024 Feb 23 – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers …
