Artificial intelligence

The US and some its allies just pulled off a milestone first by letting AI target enemies like it would in a war

The trial, led by the US Army, was the first time AUKUS members used AI in a simulated battlefield environment akin to a real conflict.
Read more at Business Insider

Fox News AI Newsletter: Actors take on 'AI fraudsters'

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future. Read more at Fox News

Pathetic Old Man Claims Crowd at Kamala Harris Rally Was Made With AI

Trump's conspiracy theories keep getting weirder as the latest polls show him losing to Kamala Harris.
Read more at Gizmodo.com

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Bioinformatics

Retraction: Microchip-based structure determination of low-molecular weight proteins using cryo-electron microscopy

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4NR90151G, Retraction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michael A. Casasanta, G. M. Jonaid, Liam Kaylor, William Y. Luqiu, Maria J. Solares, Maria… Read more at Royal Society of Chemistry

Pre-surgical antibody treatment might prevent heart transplant rejection

Anti-rejection regimens currently in use are broad immunosuppressive agents that make patients susceptible to infections. By using specific antibodies, it may be possible to just block the inflammation that leads to rejection but leave anti-microbial immunity… Read more at Science Daily

Flood of 'junk': How AI is changing scientific publishing

An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic".These are a few of the most egregious examples of artificia… Read more at Raw Story

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Genomics

Catherine Wood's Strategic Acquisition in 10x Genomics Inc.

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Closing the genomics gap: How to improve indigenous health

Researchers are slowly learning about gene variations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, with the hope of diversifying and improving medical treatments. Read more at DW (English)

Retraction: Microchip-based structure determination of low-molecular weight proteins using cryo-electron microscopy

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4NR90151G, Retraction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michael A. Casasanta, G. M. Jonaid, Liam Kaylor, William Y. Luqiu, Maria J. Solares, Maria… Read more at Royal Society of Chemistry

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Genetics

A new mechanism for shaping animal tissues

A key question that remains in biology and biophysics is how three-dimensional tissue shapes emerge during animal development. Research teams have now found a mechanism by which tissues can be 'programmed' to transition from a flat state to a three-dimensiona… Read more at Science Daily

Closing the genomics gap: How to improve indigenous health

Researchers are slowly learning about gene variations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, with the hope of diversifying and improving medical treatments. Read more at DW (English)

Olympic women's boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif files legal complaint citing online harassment over gender

Khelif won a gold medal on Friday amid a barrage of accusations
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GWAS

The Power and Potential of Gene Tuning

Fyodor Urnov explains how retuning genes can restore health harmony.
Read more at Time

Genomic and functional determinants of host spectrum in Group B Streptococcus

Author summary Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium that represents a health and food security threat in three major host groups: humans (in particular neonates), bovines, and fishes. However, the genomic mechanisms driving adaptation to these hosts rem… Read more at Plos.org

Central Coordinating Site for the Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Core Centers (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-25-015 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requests applications for the Central Coordinating Site (CCS) for the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Research Core Centers (RTCC). The CC… Read more at National Institutes of Health

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Data science

Catch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak late tonight into tomorrow

The Perseid meteor shower is one we can count on every summer for a great show, weather permitting, and this year’s event reaches its peak tonight. Late Sunday night into the pre-dawn hours of Monday will be the best time to see the Perseids, according to NAS… Read more at Yahoo Entertainment

Living in the future

In a bad 1950s science fiction movie, you might see flying jetpacks, invisibility cloaks and ray guns. What we got instead is a device that fits in our pocket. It allows us to connect to more than a billion people. It knows where we are and where we’re going.… Read more at Seths.blog

Achieving Human Level Competitive Robot Table Tennis

A team at Google has spent a lot of time recently playing table tennis, purportedly only for science. Their goal was to see whether they could construct a robot which would not only play table tenn… Read more at Hackaday

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Population genetics

Closing the genomics gap: How to improve indigenous health

Researchers are slowly learning about gene variations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, with the hope of diversifying and improving medical treatments. Read more at DW (English)

Germination characteristics associated with nicosulfuron resistance in Amaranthus retroflexus L.

Nicosulfuron-resistant biotype (R) and -sensitive biotype (S) Amaranthus retroflexus L. seeds were subjected to different temperature, light, salt, osmotic potential, pH value and burial depth treatments. The difference in germination response of two populati… Read more at Plos.org

Further thoughts on US exceptionalism

Last year, I did a post discussing the US ability to attract global talent to our high tech industries. In April, I did a post discussing how immigration might have contributed to the US having a per capita GDP that is somewhat higher than in other developed … Read more at Econlib.org

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Inheritance

‘A million bucks isn’t what it used to be’: What if the great wealth transfer we’ve been waiting for isn’t so great?

The expected inheritance of trillions of dollars could get eaten up by healthcare, taxes and longevity.
Read more at Biztoc.com

Buying your first home isn't easy, even in Sask. Here's how two people in their 20s did it

For people in their 20s and 30s diving into the home-ownership pool, the waters are getting choppier. Without a boost from the bank of mom and dad, an inheritance, or a good credit score, the dream of owning a home is slipping further away. Read more at CBC News

GIL Become Optional in Python 3.13

GIL or Global Interpreter Lock can be disabled in Python version 3.13. This is currently experimental.
Read more at Geekpython.in

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Bioinformatics AI

Flood of 'junk': How AI is changing scientific publishing

An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic".These are a few of the most egregious examples of artificia… Read more at Raw Story

Flood Of 'Junk': How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing

An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Earlier this year, a clearly AI-generated graphic of a rat with impossibly huge genitals was shared widely on social media. Read more at International Business Times

Flood of ‘junk’: How AI is changing scientific publishing

An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: “Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic”. These are a few of the most egregious examples of artifici… Read more at Digital Journal

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Precision medicine

What the Future Holds for PTSD

PTSD can be difficult to prevent or treat, but precision psychiatry tools using AI and other advanced technology could help change that.
Read more at Psychology Today

Caltech Develops First Noninvasive Method to Continually Measure Blood Pressure

Device uses sound waves to gather blood pressure data from blood vessels, monitoring the response with ultrasound.
Read more at Caltech.edu

Closing the genomics gap: How to improve indigenous health

Researchers are slowly learning about gene variations in Latin America, Africa and Asia, with the hope of diversifying and improving medical treatments. Read more at DW (English)

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Health

Beyond CPAP: Future Sleep Apnea Treatments Could Revolutionize Nighttime Health

Sleep apnea used to be managed by puncturing the neck, but treatments for the common condition in the near-future promise to be far less intrusive. Read more at Gizmodo.com

Doctor gave warning about Nottingham killer years before attacks

The concern that Valdo Calocane could "end up killing someone" appears in a summary of medical records shared with BBC Panorama.
Read more at BBC News

Officials reconsider national ban after finding popular home appliance tied to public health risks: 'Contributes to many underlying health issues'

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Technology

An M&A expert says creator-economy companies need to look beyond influencers to grow

John Lambros, cohead of US technology at Houlihan Lokey, says creator startups need to diversify both their customers and their product offerings. Read more at Business Insider

Better Living Through Hackery

Hackaday’s own [Arya Voronova] has been on a multi-year kick to make technology more personal by making it herself, and has just now started writing about it. Her main point rings especially true i… Read more at Hackaday

M3GAN’s Soulm8te Spinoff Has Found Its Android Star

While M3GAN gets up to her old tricks in 2025, Lily Sullivan will add some erotic terror to Blumhouse's new franchise.
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Scientific publications

A journal retracted three papers on ecstasy-assisted therapy for PTSD due to "unethical conduct"

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Keeping Secrets (2014)

Four decades ago, university researchers figured out the key to computer privacy, sparking a battle with the National Security Agency that continues today. Read more at Stanfordmag.org

Column: With lawsuit against advertisers, Elon Musk plumbs new depths of asininity

Elon Musk is suing former X advertisers because they won't spend money on his platform. Can he be serious?
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