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AI visual tools - Larry's comments - SciTechNature Member links from our 06/11/2 - CRISPR gene editing tackle eye disease? - Ball Lightning image, fooled ya! - Sickle cell disease treatment to stabilize vision - How to Live Forever - AI can develop more personalized cancer treatment - Men and Women Perceive Pain Differently - VW Is Shifting To Gas Car Development - Magic Mushrooms and young minds - 'Trypophobia', blame the Internet - AI Porn - Self healing Glass - The Fediverse.Party - Salmonella - Minoan Circular Structure Found - Earthquake changed the course of the Ganges - Prehistoric artifacts found on Timor Island - Elusive deep-sea squid cradling her eggs - Bizarre Parasitic Creature Preserved in Amber - Ants from millions of years ago, same sensory organs - Sea Cucumber - Age of Monotremes - Beetles conquered Earth by evolving their own biochemical laboratory - Are you an NPC? - Space Rock Reveals Early Solar System - The heretic Quasar - Women's Bodies Better Suited for the Horrors of Space - Voyager 1, All Four Instruments are a GO - Ancient Monster 'Black Holes' - Quantum Entanglement Measures Earth's Rotation - 3D vacuum system to trap dark matter - JWST discoveries - Jupiter - AI tool for rapid cost-effective drug discovery - 32 haunting shipwrecks - Groundwater Depletion Maps Reveal Depths of “Extreme” and “Exceptional” Mexican Drought.
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SciTechNature Member links from our 06/11/2

SciTechNature Member links from our 06/18/24 Tuesday Zoom get-together

Can CRISPR gene editing tackle eye disease?A recent study used the controversial CRISPR gene-editing tool to help patients with a severe eye disorder, including two children.

How to Live Forever: The Groundbreaking Scientific Research Bringing Us Closer to ImmortalityCan science finally overcome our ultimate biological limitations?

Study demonstrates how AI can develop more personalized cancer treatment strategiesUniversity of Oxford researchers have leveraged the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop personalized cancer treatments which could be more effective at preventing patient relapse.

VW Is Shifting Billions From EV Plans To Gas Car DevelopmentAnother week has passed, and yet another carmaker has indicated that it may postpone its ambitions to transition to all-electric vehicles by 2030 or 2

An Alarming Thing Happens Whenever Magic Mushrooms Are DecriminalizedCalls to poison control centers spiked across the U.S.

Something Fascinating Happens When You Look At AI-Generated Lewds, Researchers FindA new paper suggests that people find images they thought were real much more arousing than those they thought were AI-generated

Mysterious Circular Structure Found in Greece Stuns ArchaeologistsA remarkable 4,000-year-old ring-shaped stone monument has been discovered on a hill in the Greek island of Crete.

An earthquake changed the course of the Ganges: Could it happen again?A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River in what is now densely populated Bangladesh, which remains vulnerable to big quakes. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling her gigantic, translucent eggsWhile navigating a remotely operated vehicle in the Gulf of California, scientists spotted a brooding squid cradling translucent eggs.

Researchers discover that ants from millions of years ago used the same sensory organs as modern antsA multidisciplinary team of scientists from several institutions in Japan, working with colleagues at the American Museum of Natural History, has found evidence that some types of ants that lived during the Cretaceous Period had sensory organs for communication similar to those used by many modern ant species.

A Forgotten Prehistoric Era: Australia’s Ancient “Age of Monotremes” UnearthedAustralian researchers have discovered the oldest confirmed platypus specimen along with a new species they've named 'echidnapus.' This newly identified species combines characteristics of platypuses with traits that are more typical of echidnas. In a study recently published in Alcheringa: An Au

Mars Astronauts May Require Kidney Dialysis On ReturnA new study by experts from institutions, including University College London (UCL), suggests that a round trip to Mars could severely affect astronau

Ancient “Monster” Black Holes Revealed: MIT Astronomers Capture Elusive Starlight From Early QuasarsAncient starlight from the earliest quasars has been captured by MIT astronomers, revealing that some of earliest “monster” black holes likely grew from massive cosmic seeds. MIT astronomers have observed the faint starlight surrounding some of the earliest quasars in the universe. These distant

Scientists develop 3D printed vacuum system that aims to trap dark matterUsing a specially designed 3D printed vacuum system, scientists have developed a way to "trap" dark matter with the aim of detecting domain walls. This will be a significant step forwards in unraveling some of the mysteries of the universe.

New AI tool for rapid and cost-effective drug discoveryAustralian researchers, led by Monash University, have invented a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool which is poised to reshape virtual screening in early stage drug discovery and enhance scientists' ability to identify potential new medicines.

Larry's comments 06/11/24

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Is The "Ball Lightning" Video A Real Event Or Just Edited? - Fact Crescendo | The leading fact-checking website!Recently, a video claiming to showcase the phenomenon of “Ball Lightning” has been making rounds on social media platforms. This video has captured significant interest from online audiences. Social Media Posts The video in question shows a glowing orb, seemingly floating and moving in an unpredictable trajectory. It’s been shared widely on platforms with captions […]

Drug approved as sickle cell disease treatment may help stabilize vision in rare genetic diseaseRoughly 50 families scattered across the world share ultra-rare variants in a particular gene. Silent for years, the inherited mutations make themselves known when patients reach the fourth decade of life. Changes in vision start a cascade of symptoms. Five to 20 years later, the illness is fatal.

AI-Powered Blood Test: A Lifesaving Leap in Early Cancer DetectionResearchers have developed an AI method that significantly improves the detection of tumor DNA in blood, enhancing early cancer detection and monitoring. This method, known as MRD-EDGE, has shown high effectiveness in lung, breast, and colorectal cancers by identifying recurrences earlier than conve

Biological Differences in How Men and Women Perceive Pain DiscoveredResearchers have discovered sex-specific differences in the nerve cells that generate pain, paving the way for personalized pain management treatments based on patient sex. Research indicates that men and women experience pain differently, but the reasons behind this have remained unclear. A new

Internet Could Be Worsening Our Fear of Small Holes, Psychologists SayWhen some people look at clusters of small holes, like those seen in a lotus seed pod or honeycomb, they are suddenly and inexplicably filled with an unpleasant, skin-crawling feeling.

How a deadly strain of salmonella fine-tunes its infection tacticsDisease-causing microbes have evolved sophisticated strategies for invading the body, flourishing in often hostile environments and evading immune defenses. In a new study, Professor Cheryl Nickerson, her Arizona State University colleagues and collaborators at the University of Cincinnati and NASA Johnson Space Center delve into the physical forces guiding this behavior in a multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella, a bacterial pathogen. Their insights may accelerate the design of new therapies to address life-threatening bacterial infections, such as sepsis.

Thousands of Artifacts Uncovered: Timor Island Findings Challenge Theories of Human Settlement in AustraliaArchaeological discoveries on Timor Island suggest early humans used New Guinea, not Timor, as a stepping stone to Australia, challenging previous migration theories and highlighting advanced maritime skills. Archaeologists are reevaluating the path early humans took to reach Australia following

The Sea Cucumber: Nature’s Answer to Modern Medical ChallengesScientists utilize a handful of standard research organisms, including fruit flies and mice, to study the evolutionary development (evo-devo) of animal lineages. Expanding the variety of these research organisms enhances our understanding of life and advances biomedicine and ecological conservation.

“Very Unusual” – Scientists Discover Bizarre Parasitic Creature Preserved in AmberA new study uncovers ancient nematodes that fed on pseudoscorpions, captured in Baltic amber fossils. The early bird gets the worm, but as fossil research by an Oregon State University scientist demonstrates, the early worm gets the arachnid. This intriguing finding comes from a study of a Baltic

Beetles conquered Earth by evolving their own biochemical laboratory, new study findsAs organisms diversified on planet Earth, some branches of the tree of life became exceptionally diverse, others far less so. Still others went extinct. Why evolution favored certain groups over others is a long-standing question in evolutionary science.

Space Rock That Fell to Earth Reveals Ancient Traces of Early Solar SystemA lot as changed in the 4.5 billion or so years since the Solar System first came together from a disk-shaped cloud of swirling dust and gas.

Women's Bodies Better Suited for the Horrors of Space, Study FindsWomen are able to recover faster from spaceflight better than men, according to a new study, though it's not clear why.

Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four InstrumentsThe spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space.

Shattering the Limits of Classical Physics: Quantum Entanglement Measures Earth's Rotation Like Never BeforeA quantum physics experiment at the University of Vienna achieved groundbreaking precision in measuring Earth's rotation using entangled photons. The study utilizes an enhanced optical Sagnac interferometer that leverages quantum entanglement to detect rotational effects with unprecedented precis

32 haunting shipwrecks from the ancient worldShipwrecks can reveal information about traded goods and even which rituals people partook in centuries ago. Here's a look at shipwrecks from ancient times found around the world.

Groundwater Depletion Maps Reveal Depths of “Extreme” and “Exceptional” Mexican DroughtMexico's severe drought since 2023 has led to critical water shortages, especially in Mexico City, with drastically lowered reservoir and groundwater levels, though seasonal rains may offer some relief. Beginning in the summer of 2023, one of the most severe droughts that Mexico has faced in more

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