[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/610268/crypto-is-decentralizing-ai-is-centralizing-or-if-you-want-to-frame-it-more/|"Crypto is decentralizing, AI is centralizing. Or, if you want to frame it more ideologically, crypto is libertarian and AI is communist." ::
[[@https://www.ted.com/talks/tito_deler_my_fine_reward?rss|"My Fine Reward" |Tito Deler :: Blues musician Tito Deler combines the sounds of his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He takes the stage, singing and strumming a stirring rendition of his song, "My Fine Reward."
[[@http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/nysgerrig/maend-var-saa-naerige-og-fedtede-de-genbrugte-gummiet-flere-gange|"Mænd var så nærige og fedtede, at de genbrugte gummiet flere gange" :: Fra sjælden kvindeonani til toiletsex. Sådan har vi talt om sex – og er blevet syge af det – siden 1960'erne.
[[@https://dagensmedicin.dk/detkuhavaeretmig-laeger-kritiserer-sundhedsministerens-initiativer-tillidsopbygning/|#detkuhaværetmig-læger kritiserer sundhedsministerens initiativer om tillidsopbygning :: Sundhedsministeren har forsøgt at genoprette lægers tillid til Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed gennem otte initiativer. Initiativer møder i et brev til ministeren kritik fra #detkuhaværetmig-læger.
[[@https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/15/585500501/-40-million-later-a-pioneering-plan-to-boost-wild-fish-stocks-shows-little-succe|$40 Million Later, A Pioneering Plan To Boost Wild Fish Stocks Shows Little Success :: A California program begun 35 years ago to boost waning white seabass populations became a model for other states. Now the first scientific review finds the program had a stunningly low success rate. (Image credit: Mike Shane/Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute )
[[@https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/15/585500501/-40-million-later-a-pioneering-plan-to-boost-wild-fish-stocks-shows-little-succe|$40 Million Later, A Pioneering Plan To Boost Wild Fish Stocks Shows Little Success :: A California program begun 35 years ago to boost waning white seabass populations became a model for other states. Now the first scientific review finds the program had a stunningly low success rate. (Image credit: Mike Shane/Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute )
[[@http://www.futurity.org/agroforestry-climate-change-1675682/|‘Agroforestry’ may be new weapon in climate change fight :: Agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than conventional farming, report researchers. An agricultural system that combines trees with crops and livestock on the same plot of land, agroforestry is especially popular in developing countries because it allows small shareholder farmers—who have littl
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/feb/09/i-could-hear-things-and-i-could-feel-terrible-pain-when-anaesthesia-fails|‘I could hear things, and I could feel terrible pain’: when anaesthesia fails :: Anaesthesia remains a mysterious and inexact science – and thousands of patients still wake up on the operating table every year. By Kate Cole-Adams When Rachel Benmayor was admitted to hospital, eight and a half months pregnant, in 1990, her blood pressure had been alarmingly high and her doctor had told her to stay in bed and get as much rest as possible before the baby came. But her blood pres
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/11/reason-is-non-negotioable-steven-pinker-enlightenment-now-extract|‘Reason is non-negotiable’: Steven Pinker on the Enlightenment :: In an extract from his new book Enlightenment Now, the Harvard psychologist extols the relevance of 18th-century thinking • Read an interview with Steven Pinker on Enlightenment Now here What is enlightenment? In a 1784 essay with that question as its title, Immanuel Kant answered that it consists of “humankind’s emergence from its self-incurred immaturity”, its “lazy and cowardly” submission to t
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/10/my-world-would-flip-lost-sharon-wonder-woman|‘Suddenly my world would flip’: the woman who is permanently lost :: Sharon’s world is regularly reversed by a rare brain malfunction. Now neurologists, and Wonder Woman, have come to the rescue In 1952, when she was a child, Sharon was playing in the front garden. She was blindfolded while her friends ran around her, laughing, trying not to be caught in a game of blind man’s buff. Sharon grabbed hold of someone’s sleeve and whipped off the scarf that covered her
[[@http://www.futurity.org/turbulent-dynamo-1677482/|‘Turbulent dynamo’ may clarify universe’s magnetic mystery :: Scientists have demonstrated the existence of an elusive phenomenon called “turbulent dynamo,” which had previously never before been measured or observed directly. The universe is filled with magnetic fields, but how it got that way has long been a mystery. To explain the magnetization of the universe—or, rather, how tiny, primordial “seed” magnetic fields grew to astronomical proportions—scient
[[@http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/midtvest/100-nye-kaempemoeller-skudt-op-paa-landjorden-skal-goere-landskabet|100 nye kæmpemøller skudt op på landjorden: Skal gøre landskabet skønnere :: Vindmøller bør stå ude på havet, mener mange. Men ifølge danske energiselskaber er der gode argumenter for vindmøller på land.
[[@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42994630|'100,000 orangutans' killed in 16 years :: Borneo has lost a "shocking" number of its great apes, according to a new survey of the island.
[[@https://www.sciencenews.org/article/14-cattle-eyeworms-removed-oregon-woman-eye|14 cattle eyeworms removed from Oregon woman’s eye :: Oregon woman has the first ever eye infection with the cattle eyeworm Thelazia gulosa.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/160-meter-beton-prop-tyskere-stoebte-tunnelboremaskine-fast-at-redde-tunnel-210508|160 meter beton-prop: Tyskere støbte tunnelboremaskine fast for at redde tunnel :: I næsten et halvt år har en tysk tunnelboremaskine stået faststøbt i en jernbanetunnel. Nu fjernes betonen, så man kan finde ud af hvor skadet maskinen er og genoptage tunnelbyggeriet.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/160-meter-beton-prop-tyskere-stoebte-tunnelboremaskine-fast-at-redde-tunnel-210508|160 meter beton-prop: Tyskere støbte tunnelboremaskine fast for at redde tunnel :: I næsten et halvt år har en tysk tunnelboremaskine stået faststøbt i en jernbanetunnel. Nu fjernes betonen, så man kan finde ud af hvor skadet maskinen er og genoptage tunnelbyggeriet.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/paleontology-big-data/553208/?utm_source=feed|19th-Century Paleontology Was at the Forefront of Big Data :: In 1981, when I was 9 years old, my father took me to see Raiders of the Lost Ark . Although I had to squint my eyes during some of the scary scenes, I loved it in particular because I was fairly sure that Harrison Ford’s character was based on my dad. My father was a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, and I’d gone on several field trips with him to the Rocky Mountains, where he seemed
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/paleontology-big-data/553208/?utm_source=feed|19th-Century Paleontology Was at the Forefront of Big Data :: In 1981, when I was 9 years old, my father took me to see Raiders of the Lost Ark . Although I had to squint my eyes during some of the scary scenes, I loved it in particular because I was fairly sure that Harrison Ford’s character was based on my dad. My father was a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, and I’d gone on several field trips with him to the Rocky Mountains, where he seemed
[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610233/2017-was-the-year-consumer-dna-testing-blew-up/|2017 was the year consumer DNA testing blew up :: More people took genetic ancestry tests last year than in all previous years, combined.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-dolphins-die-mexico-beach.html|21 dolphins die after washing up on Mexico beach :: Twenty-one dolphins that were apparently attacked by another species of dolphin have died after washing up on a beach in northern Mexico, authorities said.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-dolphins-die-mexico-beach.html|21 dolphins die after washing up on Mexico beach :: Twenty-one dolphins that were apparently attacked by another species of dolphin have died after washing up on a beach in northern Mexico, authorities said.
[[@https://www.popsci.com/hidden-macos-settings|24 hidden settings that can maximize your Mac :: DIY We mean Mac-simize. This collection of lesser-known macOS settings will let you customize and enhance your computing experience on any Mac desktop or laptop.
[[@https://www.ted.com/talks/amit_kalra_3_creative_ways_to_fix_fashion_s_waste_problem?rss|3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem |Amit Kalra :: What happens to the clothes we don't buy? You might think that last season's coats, trousers and turtlenecks end up being put to use, but most of it (nearly 13 million tons each year in the United States alone) ends up in landfills. Fashion has a waste problem, and Amit Kalra wants to fix it. He shares some creative ways the industry can evolve to be more conscientious about the environment — and
[[@https://www.ted.com/talks/valarie_kaur_3_lessons_of_revolutionary_love_in_a_time_of_rage?rss|3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage |Valarie Kaur :: What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. As she journeys from the birthing room to tragic sites of bloodshed, Kaur shows us how the choice to love can be a force for justice.
[[@http://www.futurity.org/renewable-energy-plans-1676972/|3 plans to avoid blackouts using 100% renewable energy :: Researchers have proposed three different methods for providing consistent power in 139 countries using 100 percent renewable energy. The inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water, and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy often hinder renewable energy solutions. In a new paper, which appears in Renewable Energy , the researchers outline several solutions to making cl
[[@https://www.livescience.com/61708-ways-to-prepare-for-next-flu-pandemic.html|3 Ways the US Should Prepare for the Next Flu Pandemic :: The flu is wreaking havoc globally this year. While the U.S. has made huge strides in preparing for and treating the flu, we have a long way to go as we prepare for the next pandemic.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-d-nasa-animation-surface-pit.html|3-D NASA animation displays a surface pit eroded by stars in the Orion nebula :: When professor Frank Israel graduated at Leiden Observatory some forty years ago, little did he know that one of his theories would be making headlines in 2018—in the form of a 3-D animation on the Internet, no less.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-d-nasa-animation-surface-pit.html|3-D NASA animation displays a surface pit eroded by stars in the Orion nebula :: When professor Frank Israel graduated at Leiden Observatory some forty years ago, little did he know that one of his theories would be making headlines in 2018—in the form of a 3-D animation on the Internet, no less.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-d-printable-tools-astronaut-health.html|3-D printable tools to study astronaut health :: If humans are destined for deep space, they need to understand the space environment changes health, including aging and antibiotic resistance.
[[@https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-public/4-questions-about-new-us-budget-deal-and-science|4 questions about the new U.S. budget deal and science :: A new spending package could lead to U.S. science agencies getting a bump in funding.
[[@http://www.futurity.org/long-term-love-advice-1679612-2/|5 science-based tips for happy long-term love :: The authors of a new book on long-term relationships have some science-based advice for maintaining a solid partnership. Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts (Tarcher Books, 2018), from husband-and-wife team James Pawelski, a philosopher and professor of practice in the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center, and science writer Suzann
[[@http://www.futurity.org/long-term-love-advice-1679612-2/|5 science-based tips for happy long-term love :: The authors of a new book on long-term relationships have some science-based advice for maintaining a solid partnership. Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts (Tarcher Books, 2018), from husband-and-wife team James Pawelski, a philosopher and professor of practice in the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center, and science writer Suzann
[[@http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/5-steps-for-embracing-creativity-even-when-you-fear-it|5 steps to disrupting your comfort zone and embracing creativity :: In her new book, Creative Change , social psychologist Jennifer Mueller says everyone loves the idea of creativity even while we prefer the status quo. Read More
[[@https://www.sciencenews.org/article/5-ways-heaviest-element-periodic-table-really-bizarre|5 ways the heaviest element on the periodic table is really bizarre :: Called oganesson, element 118 has some very strange properties, according to theoretical calculations by physicists.
[[@http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/5g-debuts-at-the-2018-winter-olympics-and-its-changing-how-we-experience-the-games|5G debuts at the Winter Olympics and it’s changing how we experience The Games :: Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics. Read More
[[@http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/5g-debuts-at-the-2018-winter-olympics-and-its-changing-how-we-experience-the-games|5G debuts at the Winter Olympics and it’s changing how we experience The Games :: Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics. Read More
[[@http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/six-famous-writers-who-never-made-a-dime-writing|6 famous writers who never made a dime :: We all love the art, but we often forget the difficulty of being an artist. Here are some of the most famous, greatest writers of all time who never could quite make a living doing it. Read More
[[@http://www.futurity.org/police-killings-unarmed-black-women-1675912-2/|60% of black women killed by police were unarmed :: Black people, especially women, are more likely to have been unarmed when killed by police than non-blacks, according to a new study of nationwide data. This risk also appears to increase in police departments with a greater presence of non-white officers, report the researchers. “…the ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ slogan of the post-Ferguson movement becomes most relevant when you also ‘say her name.'
[[@https://www.livescience.com/61720-giant-lava-dome-undersea-volcano.html|8 Trillion 'Gallons'! Huge Blob of Magma Found Atop Undersea Volcano :: The Kikai caldera near Japan has been busy.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-high-mercury-pollution-arctic-tundra.html|A better understanding of the high levels of mercury pollution in the Arctic tundra :: Scientists have been searching for over two decades to explain how the Arctic is contaminated with toxic mercury pollution. A new study sheds light on the likely process, while warning of its hazards to humans and the environment.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/a-better-way-to-look-at-most-every-political-issue/552752/?utm_source=feed|A Better Way to Look at Most Every Political Issue :: We sometimes think of political issues in binary terms. Is someone pro-life or pro-choice? But most individuals hold views that are more complicated than a binary can capture. An alternative is to describe a given position on a spectrum. On abortion, an outright ban sits at one extreme; at the other is the elimination of all restrictions on the procedure. In between are a staggering array of cohe
[[@https://www.livescience.com/61722-sea-snail-in-boys-scraped-elbow.html|A Boy Scrapes His Elbow. One Week Later, Docs Find a Sea Snail in the Wound. :: A scraped elbow may not seem like an unusual injury, but for one 11-year-old boy in California, his health took an odd turn after he fell and hurt his left elbow while exploring a tide pool.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/648.18|A brain rhythm for speech integration ::
[[@https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-compendium-of-ai-composed-pop-songs/|A Compendium of AI-Composed Pop Songs :: — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
[[@https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-compendium-of-ai-composed-pop-songs/|A Compendium of AI-Composed Pop Songs :: — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/610243/a-cryptojacking-attack-hit-thousands-of-websites-including-government-ones/|A cryptojacking attack hit thousands of websites, including government ones :: Uber Drivers Driving
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/niger-europe-migrants-jihad-africa/553019/?utm_source=feed|A Dangerous Immigration Crackdown in West Africa :: AGADEZ, Niger—For centuries, the city of Agadez served as a gateway between sub-Saharan and North Africa. While the camel caravans have been replaced by trucks and Toyota 4x4s, the city’s local communities still rely on the transport of merchandise and contraband to get by. Agadez is also the largest city in Niger’s restive north, the birthplace of ethnic-Tuareg rebellions against the Nigerien st
[[@https://www.popsci.com/fish-sleep-disorders-neuroscience|A fish that barely sleeps could help turn humans into all-night party animals :: Animals The Mexican cavefish have no eyes, little pigment, and require about two hours of sleep per night to survive. The blind Mexican cavefish only needs two hours of sleep a night to survive and thrive—researchers are trying to understand how and why.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/cndi-agt021318.php|A gene that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer controls inflammation in normal tissue :: A group of researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre has now discovered an unexpected link between the two processes: in the pancreas, one of the genes that increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer also controls inflammation. This finding offers 'a major conceptual change,' explains Paco Real, from the CNIO, which, as well as helping to understand the origin of tumors, s
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/cndi-agt021318.php|A gene that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer controls inflammation in normal tissue :: A group of researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre has now discovered an unexpected link between the two processes: in the pancreas, one of the genes that increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer also controls inflammation. This finding offers 'a major conceptual change,' explains Paco Real, from the CNIO, which, as well as helping to understand the origin of tumors, s
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/553364/beatrice-vio-fencing/?utm_source=feed|A Gold Medalist With No Arms :: Beatrice Vio cultivated a passion for fencing when she was five years old. At 11, she contracted severe meningitis. In the hospital, the doctors gave her an unimaginable choice: Keep her limbs and risk death, or amputate all four to ensure survival. She chose life. Now, Vio is a Paralympic champion and the only fencer in the world who competes without arms or legs. “My strength lies in not thinki
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wifb-agr021418.php|A gut reaction…on a chip :: researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST, Portugal), Boston Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have published a study using an organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) model of the human gut that reveals the intestinal blood vessel cells may play an important part in radiation-induced intestinal injury,
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wifb-agr021418.php|A gut reaction…on a chip :: researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST, Portugal), Boston Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have published a study using an organ-on-a-chip (Organ Chip) model of the human gut that reveals the intestinal blood vessel cells may play an important part in radiation-induced intestinal injury,
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-lightning-based-nowcast-warning-approach-short-duration-rainfall.html|A lightning-based nowcast-warning approach to predict short-duration rainfall :: Previous studies have indicated a worldwide increasing trend of intense precipitation events under the influence of global warming. Heavy precipitation events increase the risk of flooding, exerting devastating effects on human society and the environment, especially for metropolises with dense populations. As one of the largest cities in the world, Beijing is highly vulnerable to increasingly fre
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/eic-alb021418.php|A lonely beauty :: Beauty, grace, mystery — this magnificent spiral galaxy has all the qualities of a perfect galactic Valentine. Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 3344 presents itself face-on, allowing astronomers a detailed look at its intricate and elegant structure. And Hubble's ability to observe objects over a wide range of different wavelengths reveals features that would otherw
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/eic-alb021418.php|A lonely beauty :: Beauty, grace, mystery — this magnificent spiral galaxy has all the qualities of a perfect galactic Valentine. Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 3344 presents itself face-on, allowing astronomers a detailed look at its intricate and elegant structure. And Hubble's ability to observe objects over a wide range of different wavelengths reveals features that would otherw
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-magnetic-method-metals-enables-mold.html|A magnetic method for polishing metals enables mold templates with microscale features :: Injection molding enables large-scale production of polymer and plastic materials with micrometer-sized features. Now, A*STAR scientists have developed a method for creating mold templates with high precision and few defects.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-magnetic-method-metals-enables-mold.html|A magnetic method for polishing metals enables mold templates with microscale features :: Injection molding enables large-scale production of polymer and plastic materials with micrometer-sized features. Now, A*STAR scientists have developed a method for creating mold templates with high precision and few defects.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/770|A major chromatin regulator determines resistance of tumor cells to T cell-mediated killing :: Many human cancers are resistant to immunotherapy, for reasons that are poorly understood. We used a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 screen to identify mechanisms of tumor cell resistance to killing by cytotoxic T cells, the central effectors of antitumor immunity. Inactivation of >100 genes—including Pbrm1 , Arid2 , and Brd7 , which encode components of the PBAF form of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-app-track-stem-cells.html|A map app to track stem cells :: Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want to grow the tissues and organs that patients need for transplants. Some groups are even working to develop highly personalized medicines, tailored to an individual's genetics. All of these ideas face a similar hurdle, however: The development of measurement tools for stem cell pr
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-app-track-stem-cells.html|A map app to track stem cells :: Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want to grow the tissues and organs that patients need for transplants. Some groups are even working to develop highly personalized medicines, tailored to an individual's genetics. All of these ideas face a similar hurdle, however: The development of measurement tools for stem cell pr
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-method-reveal-stresses-properties-material.html|A method to reveal stresses that alter properties of a material :: Stresses and strains can drastically alter the properties of a material, and TU Wien has now developed a method to make these internal deformations visible.
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/E1108|A neurochemical hypothesis for the origin of hominids [Anthropology :: ]It has always been difficult to account for the evolution of certain human characters such as language, empathy, and altruism via individual reproductive success. However, the striatum, a subcortical region originally thought to be exclusively motor, is now known to contribute to social behaviors and “personality styles” that may link…
[[@http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/a-new-brain-implant-could-slow-alzheimers-progression|A new brain implant could slow Alzheimer’s progression :: One patient retained the ability to dress herself, make a simple meal, and even change her plans depending on the weather. Read More
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/02/when-affirmative-action-benefits-the-wealthy/553313/?utm_source=feed|A New Call to End Legacy Admissions :: Up until now, most of the legal and political fights over college-admissions policies have centered around the use of race as a factor in admissions at selective colleges. But that may be changing. On Wednesday, student groups at 13 elite colleges announced that they are mobilizing against a different type of affirmative-action program: that which privileges the children of alumni. About three-qu
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/02/when-affirmative-action-benefits-the-wealthy/553313/?utm_source=feed|A New Call to End Legacy Admissions :: Up until now, most of the legal and political fights over college-admissions policies have centered around the use of race as a factor in admissions at selective colleges. But that may be changing. On Wednesday, student groups at 13 elite colleges announced that they are mobilizing against a different type of affirmative-action program: that which privileges the children of alumni. About three-qu
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoia-anc021218.php|A new class of drug to treat herpes simplex virus-1 infection :: Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have now identified a small drug molecule that can clear the HSV-1 infection in the cells of the cornea — the clear outer layer of the eyeball — and works completely differently than the currently-available drugs, making it a promising potential option for patients who have developed resistance.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoia-anc021218.php|A new class of drug to treat herpes simplex virus-1 infection :: Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have now identified a small drug molecule that can clear the HSV-1 infection in the cells of the cornea — the clear outer layer of the eyeball — and works completely differently than the currently-available drugs, making it a promising potential option for patients who have developed resistance.
[[@https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2018/02/12/585057058/a-new-goal-aim-to-be-less-wrong|A New Goal: Aim To Be Less Wrong :: When beginning from the assumption that you are wrong, a criticism may be easier to construe as a helpful pointer, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo. (Image credit: H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-method-important-amino-acid.html|A new method for detecting levels of an important amino acid :: A team from the Faculty of Chemistry of MSU and colleagues have suggested a new method for determining levels of cysteine, an amino acid used in many drugs, with the help of gold nanoparticles. Unlike current methods, it does not require complex reactions or expensive equipment. An article with the results of the study was published in Sensors and Actuators B.
[[@https://www.reddit.com/r/cogsci/comments/7wok65/a_new_study_has_found_that_lower_level_of_sodium/|A new study has found that lower level of sodium in the blood known as hyponatremia is linked with declines in cognitive function with advancing age. :: submitted by /u/SophiaDevetzi [link] [comments]
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/fsg-ant020918.php|A new tool for improving uterine transplant surgery :: Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of an article in Future Science OA demonstrating the first use of multispectral imaging in gynecology, in a uterine transplant setting.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/eaao6135|A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation :: Mitotic chromosomes fold as compact arrays of chromatin loops. To identify the pathway of mitotic chromosome formation, we combined imaging and Hi-C analysis of synchronous DT40 cell cultures with polymer simulations. Here we show that in prophase, the interphase organization is rapidly lost in a condensin-dependent manner, and arrays of consecutive 60-kilobase (kb) loops are formed. During prome
[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610203/a-phone-that-says-no-to-little-kid-fingers/|A phone that says “no” to little kid fingers :: An algorithm for detecting who’s swiping the screen could help make phones child-proof.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/756.14|A primitive role for ATF6 ::
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uotb-api021218.php|A prototype is developed to monitor environmental variables in buildings :: The heating should only switch on when necessary, or the house should only be ventilated during the time that it takes to do this, but no longer. The Energy in Building research group has developed a prototype of a piece of equipment capable of monitoring more environmental variables and sending information to the user or even to another device so that action can be taken accordingly.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/new-kids-on-the-block/552911/?utm_source=feed|A Scandal That Exposes the White House’s ‘Adults’ :: On Friday, as the White House rushed to quell increasing anger about the exit of staff secretary Rob Porter and its handling of domestic violence, President Trump stoked the controversy, suggesting he believed Porter’s denials, despite photographic evidence. “We found out about it recently and I was surprised by it, but we certainly wish him well and it's a tough time for him,” Trump said, in his
[[@https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2018/02/15/586010310/how-to-detect-a-ghost-particle|A Scientific Search For A Ghost (Particle) :: Scientists put a lot of effort into uncovering the history of these tiny bits of matter, in the hopes that it will tell us something about the universe, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser. (Image credit: Space Telescope Science Institute/NASA, ESA and Y.-H. Chu (Academia Sinica, Taipei))
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-magnetic-skyrmion-room-temperature.html|A single magnetic skyrmion detected at room temperature for the first time :: A team of researchers from CNRS, Thales and the Université Paris-Saclay, all in France has for the first time detected a single skyrmion at room temperature. In their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the group describes their efforts, what they achieved and future avenues of research efforts.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-magnetic-skyrmion-room-temperature.html|A single magnetic skyrmion detected at room temperature for the first time :: A team of researchers from CNRS, Thales and the Université Paris-Saclay, all in France has for the first time detected a single skyrmion at room temperature. In their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the group describes their efforts, what they achieved and future avenues of research efforts.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/iopc-asr020918.php|A super resolution view of chemical reactions :: Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have demonstrated, using a super resolution microscopic technique, how to follow chemical reactions taking place in very small volumes. The method of analysis developed by the Warsaw physicists in collaboration with PicoQuant GmbH is the first to make it potentially possible to observe reactions not only inside
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-super-resolution-view-chemical-reactions.html|A super-resolution view of chemical reactions :: Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have demonstrated, using a super-resolution microscopic technique, how to follow chemical reactions taking place in very small volumes. The method was developed in collaboration with PicoQuant GmbH, and makes it possible to observe reactions within individual cellular organelles such as cell nuclei.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214100427.htm|A surprise stimulus helps people stop an action :: A new study finds that an unexpected sound causes people to stop an action more often than when they heard no sound at all. The finding could lead to new treatments for patients with motor-control disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and ADHD, as well as address the decline in motor control that accompanies aging.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214100427.htm|A surprise stimulus helps people stop an action :: A new study finds that an unexpected sound causes people to stop an action more often than when they heard no sound at all. The finding could lead to new treatments for patients with motor-control disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and ADHD, as well as address the decline in motor control that accompanies aging.
[[@https://www.insidescience.org/news/system-so-cold-its-hot|A System So Cold It's Hot :: A System So Cold It's Hot Scientists describe a physical system that is both below “absolute zero” and above “absolute hot” at the same time. topimage.jpg Image credits: Myriams-Fotos via Pixabay Rights information: CC0 Creative Commons Physics Friday, February 9, 2018 – 09:30 Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer (Inside Science) — Can temperature drop below absolute zero? What happens then? Does it pop out a
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-theory-physics-fragmentation-tropical-forests.html|A theory of physics explains the fragmentation of tropical forests :: Tropical forests around the world play a key role in the global carbon cycle and harbour more than half of the species worldwide. However, increases in land use in recent decades caused unprecedented losses of tropical forest. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have adapted a method from physics to describe the fragmentation of tropical forests mathematically. In t
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-theory-physics-fragmentation-tropical-forests.html|A theory of physics explains the fragmentation of tropical forests :: Tropical forests around the world play a key role in the global carbon cycle and harbour more than half of the species worldwide. However, increases in land use in recent decades caused unprecedented losses of tropical forest. Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have adapted a method from physics to describe the fragmentation of tropical forests mathematically. In t
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/666|A topological quantum optics interface :: The application of topology in optics has led to a new paradigm in developing photonic devices with robust properties against disorder. Although considerable progress on topological phenomena has been achieved in the classical domain, the realization of strong light-matter coupling in the quantum domain remains unexplored. We demonstrate a strong interface between single quantum emitters and topo
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/boris-johnson-valentines-day-speech/553286/?utm_source=feed|A Valentine From Boris Johnson :: Roses are red, violets are blue Johnson tried to sell Brexit But said nothing new. One can feel for Boris Johnson, on today of all days. The British foreign secretary, a lead campaigner for the Brexit referendum, now finds himself the frustrated suitor of the nearly half of the British public that voted against it. And despite his Valentine’s Day call for unity—his political equivalent of give me
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/boris-johnson-valentines-day-speech/553286/?utm_source=feed|A Valentine From Boris Johnson :: Roses are red, violets are blue Johnson tried to sell Brexit But said nothing new. One can feel for Boris Johnson, on today of all days. The British foreign secretary, a lead campaigner for the Brexit referendum, now finds himself the frustrated suitor of the nearly half of the British public that voted against it. And despite his Valentine’s Day call for unity—his political equivalent of give me
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1388|A virus-targeted plant receptor-like kinase promotes cell-to-cell spread of RNAi [Plant Biology :: ]RNA interference (RNAi) in plants can move from cell to cell, allowing for systemic spread of an antiviral immune response. How this cell-to-cell spread of silencing is regulated is currently unknown. Here, we describe that the C4 protein from Tomato yellow leaf curl virus can inhibit the intercellular spread of…
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/552878/history-of-sports/?utm_source=feed|A Visual History of Sports :: To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics, here’s an animated tour of the history of sports. The first recorded sport in history was spear throwing, which arose in 70,000 BC out of a need for ancient hunters to practice their skills. Bowling was the first known ball game, appearing in Egypt in 3,200 BC; later, there was Pitz, played by the ancient Maya in 2,500 BC, followed by Episkyros, known as “co
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/756.8|A way to prevent generalized seizures? ::
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/a-week-around-the-world-with-the-atlantic/552908/?utm_source=feed|A Week Around the World With The Atlantic :: What We’re Writing The Winter Olympics: The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, kicked off today. Here’s a list of the most promising athletes to watch for as the Games get underway, spanning four continents. The Games carry the heavy burden of the world’s hope that sports diplomacy will lead to peace between North and South Korea. But Krishnadev Calamur asks: Do the Olympics really
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/724|A weight limit emerges for neutron stars ::
[[@https://www.popsci.com/luge-wind-tunnel-uniform-tech|A wind tunnel and laser guidance helped the Olympic luge team learn about uniform tech :: Technology They felt the need for speed. The key piece of equipment at the San Diego Wind Tunnel is a 20-foot fan, powered by a 2,250 horsepower motor, that accelerates air up to 270 miles per hour.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/648.1|A window on hippocampal neurogenesis ::
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/757.1|A world at war on science ::
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1204|Aberration-corrected cryoimmersion light microscopy [Engineering :: ]Cryogenic fluorescent light microscopy of flash-frozen cells stands out by artifact-free fixation and very little photobleaching of the fluorophores used. To attain the highest level of resolution, aberration-free immersion objectives with accurately matched immersion media are required, but both do not exist for imaging below the glass-transition temperature of water….
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/former-slaves-stories-abraham-lincoln/552917/?utm_source=feed|Abraham Lincoln's Secret Visits to Slaves :: Shortly before the election of 1860, a man came upon a plantation near Marlin, Texas, some 20 miles southeast of Waco. Though nobody knew who he was, the plantation owner took him in as a guest. The stranger paid close attention to how the enslaved people working on the plantation were treated—how they subsisted on a weekly ration of “four pounds of meat and a peck of meal,” how they were whipped
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1227|Abrupt change of the superconducting gap structure at the nematic critical point in FeSe1-xSx [Physics :: ]The emergence of the nematic electronic state that breaks rotational symmetry is one of the most fascinating properties of the iron-based superconductors, and has relevance to cuprates as well. FeSe has a unique ground state in which superconductivity coexists with a nematic order without long-range magnetic ordering, providing a significant…
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-absence-temperature-spikes-revealed-driver.html|Absence of warm temperature spikes revealed as driver for vernalisation :: A new study has uncovered multiple new factors that contribute to the important phenomenon of vernalisation in plants.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-absence-temperature-spikes-revealed-driver.html|Absence of warm temperature spikes revealed as driver for vernalisation :: A new study has uncovered multiple new factors that contribute to the important phenomenon of vernalisation in plants.
[[@http://www.futurity.org/abstract-representations-robots-planning-1675152/|Abstract thinking makes robots better planners :: Researchers have developed a method for helping robots plan for multi-step tasks by constructing abstract representations of the world around them. Their study is a step toward building robots that can think and act more like people. Planning is a monumentally difficult thing for robots, largely because of how they perceive and interact with the world. A robot’s perception of the world consists o
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-acoustic-imaging-reveals-hidden-features.html|Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica :: Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The images reveal features of the fault surface, including long grooves or corrugations, that may determine how the fault will slip in an earthquake.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc–air021218.php|Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica :: Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The images reveal features of the fault surface, including long grooves or corrugations, that may determine how the fault will slip in an earthquake.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212125801.htm|Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica :: Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The images reveal features of the fault surface, including long grooves or corrugations, that may determine how the fault will slip in an earthquake.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/w-an020918.php|Acoustic nanomotors :: In cancer research, the 'Cas-9-sgRNA' complex is an effective genomic editing tool, but its delivery across the cell membrane to the target (tumor) genome has not yet been satisfactorily solved. American and Danish scientists have now developed an active nanomotor for the efficient transport, delivery, and release of this gene scissoring system. As detailed in their paper in the journal Angewandte
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-action-africa-richest-sites-biodiversity.html|Action plan released to conserve one of Africa's richest sites for biodiversity :: A team of scientists led by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has developed a conservation blueprint to protect one of the most biodiverse regions in Africa: the Albertine Rift, home to mountain and Grauer's gorillas, golden monkeys, chimpanzees, elephants, and 162 vertebrate, and 350 plant species unique to this region.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-delivery-cas9-sgrna-complex-cell-ultrasound-propelled.html|Active delivery of Cas9-sgRNA complex in the cell by using ultrasound-propelled nanomotors :: In cancer research, the "Cas-9-sgRNA" complex is an effective genomic editing tool, but its delivery across the cell membrane to the target (tumor) genome has not yet been satisfactorily solved. American and Danish scientists have now developed an active nanomotor for the efficient transport, delivery, and release of this gene scissoring system. As detailed in their paper in the journal Angewandte
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1221|Active learning machine learns to create new quantum experiments [Physics :: ]How useful can machine learning be in a quantum laboratory? Here we raise the question of the potential of intelligent machines in the context of scientific research. A major motivation for the present work is the unknown reachability of various entanglement classes in quantum experiments. We investigate this question by…
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-workstations-office.html|Active workstations in the office :: The promotion of active work stations, such as standing desks and even treadmills in the office has been promoted by manufacturers recently with claims of better physical health, improved posture, even reduced mental stress, and a general boost to wellbeing. A new study by researchers in Finland suggests that many of the proposed benefits and claims are little more than marketing hyperbole.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180209131421.htm|Aerial imagery gives insight into water trends :: Researchers say aerial images taken from drones or helicopters are just as accurate as more conventional field methods used for estimating river discharge.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/usu-aig020918.php|Aerial imagery gives insight into water trends :: USU researchers say aerial images taken from drones or helicopters are just as accurate as more conventional field methods used for estimating river discharge.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-aerial-imagery-insight-trends.html|Aerial imagery gives insight into water trends :: With an ever-growing human population and its inherent demand for water, there is a critical need to monitor water resources. New technology could make it more feasible than ever to measure changes in the water flow of rivers.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/wkh-aca021518.php|Affordable Care Act lowered uninsured rate for cancer survivors :: The percentage of cancer survivors without health insurance decreased substantially after implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reports a study in the March issue of Medical Care, published by Wolters Kluwer.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-ai-vision-breakthrough-ids-poachers.html|AI computer vision breakthrough IDs poachers in less than half a second :: Thousands of animals including elephants, tigers, rhinos, and gorillas are poached each year. Researchers at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society have long been applying AI to protect wildlife. Initially, computer scientists were using AI and game theory to anticipate the poachers' haunts, and now they have applied artificial intelligence and deep learning to spot poachers in near
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180208180347.htm|AI computer vision breakthrough IDs poachers in less than half a second :: Researchers have long been applying AI to protect wildlife. Initially, computer scientists were using AI and game theory to anticipate the poachers' haunts, and now they have applied artificial intelligence and deep learning to spot poachers in near real-time.
[[@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43061207|AI does grunt work on China's pig farms :: Alibaba rolls out a system that analyses pig squeals and coughs to improve pork production.
[[@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43061207|AI does grunt work on China's pig farms :: Alibaba rolls out a system that analyses pig squeals and coughs to improve pork production.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/756.9|Air pollution evolution ::
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-airbus-profits-soar-a400m-military.html|Airbus profits soar despite new charge on A400M military plane :: Airbus said Thursday that increased deliveries, windfall gains from divestments and favourable exchange rates enabled profits to take off last year, even though it booked a "substantial" new charge on its A400M military transporter plane.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-airbus-profits-soar-a400m-military.html|Airbus profits soar despite new charge on A400M military plane :: Airbus said Thursday that increased deliveries, windfall gains from divestments and favourable exchange rates enabled profits to take off last year, even though it booked a "substantial" new charge on its A400M military transporter plane.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-airbus-mn-euros-german-corruption.html|Airbus to pay 81 mn euros to end German corruption probe (Update) :: European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Friday said it had agreed to pay a fine of 81.25 million euros ($99 million) to end a German corruption probe into the 2003 sale of Eurofighter jets to Austria.
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/airbus-vahana-first-flight-faa-certification-flying-cars/|Airbus' Vahana Makes Its First Flight—And Now Must Defeat Bureaucracy :: For aircraft like Airbus' Vahana, the FAA's outdated rules pose a more serious threat than gravity.
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/airbus-vahana-first-flight-faa-certification-flying-cars/|Airbus' Vahana Makes Its First Flight—And Now Must Defeat Bureaucracy :: For aircraft like Airbus' Vahana, the FAA's outdated rules pose a more serious threat than gravity.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-albanian-sought-cybercrime-probe.html|Albanian sought by US arrested in cybercrime market probe :: Police in Albania say they have arrested a 25-year-old citizen who is accused of being part of a cybercrime organization that U.S. authorities allege cost consumers and businesses more than half a billion dollars.
[[@http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/alibaba-looks-to-upgrade-the-technology-used-in-the-olympics|Alibaba looks to upgrade the technology used in the Olympics :: The world’s largest e-commerce company has proposed some really interesting upgrades. Read More
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-alibaba-ma-beijing-smarter-cheaper.html|Alibaba's Ma hopes Beijing 2022 can be smarter, cheaper, faster :: Billionaire Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma foresees an Olympics that is better for fans and athletes and is more economical—and hopes Beijing 2022 will be the pinnacle of that vision.
[[@https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51702/article/All-PLOS-Submissions-to-Appear-on-bioRxiv|All PLOS Submissions to Appear on bioRxiv :: Papers sent to PLOS journals will be automatically uploaded to the preprint server before acceptance.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/trump-budget-congress/553085/?utm_source=feed|All the Trump Budget Cuts Congress Will Ignore :: Within the thousands of pages the White House transmitted to Congress on Monday morning as part of President Trump’s second annual budget request, there is a line that pretty much sums up the whole ritual. “Many of the eliminations and reductions in this volume reflect a continuation of policies proposed in the 2018 President’s Budget that have not yet been enacted by the Congress,” the sentence
[[@https://www.npr.org/2018/02/09/584322845/allan-adams-can-gravitational-waves-tell-us-how-the-universe-began|Allan Adams: Can Gravitational Waves Tell Us How The Universe Began? :: In 2015, scientists first detected gravitational waves— ripples in space caused by massive disturbances. Allan Adams says this discovery helps answer some of our biggest questions about the universe. (Image credit: Bret Hartman/TED)
[[@https://dagensmedicin.dk/kraeft-underlivet-tilbudt-gentest/|Alle med kræft i underlivet bliver tilbudt gentest :: For første gang får alle patienter med en bestemt sygdom tilbud om en genanalyse. Det gælder kvinder med kræft i underlivet. Formålet er bedre behandling og rådgivning af pårørende.
[[@https://dagensmedicin.dk/kraeft-underlivet-tilbudt-gentest/|Alle med kræft i underlivet bliver tilbudt gentest :: For første gang får alle patienter med en bestemt sygdom tilbud om en genanalyse. Det gælder kvinder med kræft i underlivet. Formålet er bedre behandling og rådgivning af pårørende.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/pu-amm021418.php|All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography :: A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/pu-amm021418.php|All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography :: A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214150235.htm|All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography :: A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214150235.htm|All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography :: A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/sfn-app020718.php|Altered pain processing after opioid discontinuation :: An imaging study of the brain and spinal cord published in JNeurosci reveals pain processing changes in healthy men after receiving a short-term application of a strong opioid. The research provides a plausible mechanism underlying increased pain sensitivity after discontinuation of opioid medication.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212112010.htm|Alternate method to uncover protein structures, design new drugs :: Antibodies made by camels, llamas and alpacas allow scientists to study the structure and function of proteins in disease and health. While valuable, the approach is time-consuming, costly and often unsuccessful. Overcoming this barrier, scientists have devised a faster, cheaper and more reliable way to create these critical antibodies using yeast in a test tube.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/jhm-atw020618.php|Alternatives to whole liver transplants for children have become safer, study finds :: In a new Johns Hopkins study of patient and graft survival trends for pediatric liver transplant recipients between 2002 and 2015, researchers found that outcomes for alternatives to whole liver transplantation (WLT), such as splitting a liver for two recipients or using a part of a liver from a living donor, have improved significantly.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.htm|Alzheimer's disease reversed in mouse model :: Researchers have found that gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease, thereby improving the animals' cognitive function. The study raises hopes that drugs targeting this enzyme will be able to successfully treat Alzheimer's disease in humans.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214093712.htm|Alzheimer's disease reversed in mouse model :: Researchers have found that gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease, thereby improving the animals' cognitive function. The study raises hopes that drugs targeting this enzyme will be able to successfully treat Alzheimer's disease in humans.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/dumc-adr021518.php|Alzheimer's drug repairs brain damage after alcohol binges in rodents :: A drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease could offer clues on how drugs might one day be able to reverse brain changes that affect learning and memory in teens and young adults who binge drink.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215125019.htm|Alzheimer's drug repairs brain damage after alcohol binges in rodents :: A drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease could offer clues on how drugs might one day be able to reverse brain changes that affect learning and memory in teens and young adults who binge drink.
[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/610234/amazon-is-taking-package-delivery-into-its-own-hands/|Amazon is taking package delivery into its own hands :: Uber Waymo D. Khosrowshahi
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-amazon-primed-hire-employees-france.html|Amazon primed to hire 2,000 new employees in France :: US online shopping giant Amazon said Thursday it plans to create 2,000 permanent full-time jobs in France this year as consumers are making more and more of their purchases via the internet.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-amazon-primed-hire-employees-france.html|Amazon primed to hire 2,000 new employees in France :: US online shopping giant Amazon said Thursday it plans to create 2,000 permanent full-time jobs in France this year as consumers are making more and more of their purchases via the internet.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-amazon-small-people-seattle.html|Amazon to lay off 'small' number of people in Seattle :: Amazon Seattle Times HeadquartersAfter a ramp-up of hiring last year, Amazon says it will cut a "small" number of positions at its Seattle headquarters.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-amazon-million-illegal-pesticide-sales.html|Amazon to pay $1.2 million in illegal pesticide settlement :: The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a $1.2 million settlement with Amazon over the sale and distribution of illegal pesticides, one of the largest penalties assessed under federal pesticides laws.
[[@https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51796/article/Amazonian-Fish-Genome-Challenges-Long-Held-Assumptions-About-Asexual-Reproduction|Amazonian Fish Genome Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Asexual Reproduction :: Poecilia formosa, an all-female fish species, has a surprisingly robust genome.
[[@https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51796/article/Amazonian-Fish-Genome-Challenges-Long-Held-Assumptions-About-Asexual-Reproduction|Amazonian Fish Genome Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Asexual Reproduction :: Poecilia formosa, an all-female fish species, has a surprisingly robust genome.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/trump-carnage/553424/?utm_source=feed|American Carnage :: In his inaugural address, Donald Trump declared, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” He knew it would not. We know it did not. “I’ll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you’re not going to be shot,” he declared during the campaign. “Your child isn’t going to be shot.” He has not been able to make sure of that––
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/trump-carnage/553424/?utm_source=feed|American Carnage :: In his inaugural address, Donald Trump declared, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” He knew it would not. We know it did not. “I’ll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you’re not going to be shot,” he declared during the campaign. “Your child isn’t going to be shot.” He has not been able to make sure of that––
[[@http://bigthink.com/news/why-are-so-many-american-kids-ditching-facebook|American kids are ditching Facebook in record numbers :: For the first time in Facebook's history, the number of daily active users in the U.S. dropped—by about 700,000. Read More
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/amerikansk-ivaerksaetter-vil-samlebaandsrevolutionere-byggebranchen-210486|Amerikansk iværksætter vil samlebåndsrevolutionere byggebranchen :: Med inspiration fra elektronikbranchen og bilindustrien vil firmaet Katerra gøre byggeprojekter til et højt digitaliseret samlebåndsarbejde. Fabrik i Arizona spytter allerede hele husvægge ud, og i januar rejste virksomheden 5,2 milliarder danske kroner i venturekapital.
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/15/ammonia-emissions-rise-air-pollutants-fall-new-government-statistics|Ammonia emissions rise in UK, as other air pollutant levels fall :: Levels of powerful air pollutant rose by 3.2% from 2015 to 2016 according to government statistics Emissions of ammonia have been on the rise in the UK, new statistics from the government show, even while the amount of other pollutants entering the atmosphere has fallen. Levels of the powerful air pollutant rose by 3.2% from 2015 to 2016, the latest year for which statistics are available, accord
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/15/ammonia-emissions-rise-air-pollutants-fall-new-government-statistics|Ammonia emissions rise in UK, as other air pollutant levels fall :: Levels of powerful air pollutant rose by 3.2% from 2015 to 2016 according to government statistics Emissions of ammonia have been on the rise in the UK, new statistics from the government show, even while the amount of other pollutants entering the atmosphere has fallen. Levels of the powerful air pollutant rose by 3.2% from 2015 to 2016, the latest year for which statistics are available, accord
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/trump-budget-amtrak-nixon/|Amtrak Survived Richard Nixon—Can It Overcome Donald Trump? :: The latest budget proposal halves the federal government’s Amtrak commitment—including funding for a safer braking system.
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/trump-budget-amtrak-nixon/|Amtrak Survived Richard Nixon—Can It Overcome Donald Trump? :: The latest budget proposal halves the federal government’s Amtrak commitment—including funding for a safer braking system.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ucl-apt021418.php|Amyloid protein transmission through neurosurgery :: Amyloid beta pathology — protein deposits in the brain – might have been transmitted by contaminated neurosurgical instruments, suggests a new UCL-led study.For the paper, published in Acta Neuropathologica, researchers studied the medical records of four people who had brain bleeds caused by amyloid beta build-up in brain blood vessels.All four people had undergone neurosurgery two or three deca
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ucl-apt021418.php|Amyloid protein transmission through neurosurgery :: Amyloid beta pathology — protein deposits in the brain – might have been transmitted by contaminated neurosurgical instruments, suggests a new UCL-led study.For the paper, published in Acta Neuropathologica, researchers studied the medical records of four people who had brain bleeds caused by amyloid beta build-up in brain blood vessels.All four people had undergone neurosurgery two or three deca
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/an-apple-employee-leaked-a-major-chunk-of-ios-source-code/|An Apple Leak, a Cybercrime Forum Takedown, and More Security News This Week :: An Apple leak, a massive cybercrime forum, and more of the week's top security news.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/632|An indoor chemical cocktail ::
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-international-plastics-treaty-avert-silent.html|An international plastics treaty could avert a 'Silent Spring' for the seas :: Global problems —like our plastic-choked seas —need global solutions.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/asma-jahangir-obituary/553043/?utm_source=feed|An Irreplaceable Champion for Pakistan's Dispossessed Is Gone :: I first met Asma Jahangir, the champion of human rights in Pakistan who died Sunday, at the Supreme Court in Islamabad. It was September 2007, and General Pervez Musharraf’s eight-year rule was tottering. For several months, a popular movement led by lawyers had harried him on the streets, and now, Musharraf feared, the judges were poised to disqualify him from office. As a journalist, I was ther
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-analysis-major-earthquakes-stress-reduction.html|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-analysis-major-earthquakes-stress-reduction.html|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc–aom021218.php|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc–aom021218.php|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214150155.htm|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214150155.htm|Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions :: A comprehensive analysis of 101 major earthquakes around the Pacific ring of fire between 1990 and 2016 shows that most of the aftershock activity occurred on the margins of the areas where the faults slipped a lot during the main earthquakes. The findings support the idea that the area of large slip during a major earthquake is unlikely to rupture again for a substantial time.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/analytiker-teslas-tillaegspakke-kan-umuligt-goere-bilerne-selvkoerende-210395|Analytiker: Teslas tillægspakke kan umuligt gøre bilerne selvkørende :: »Tesla er kommet med mange løfter om selvkørende biler, men i realiteten er softwaren ikke i stand til at gøre bilen selvkørende,« siger analytiker Sam Abuelsamid fra Navigant Research.
[[@https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-ozone-holes-may-have-sterilized-forests-252-million-years-ago|Ancient ozone holes may have sterilized forests 252 million years ago :: Swaths of barren forest may have led to Earth’s greatest mass extinction.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoo-ato021218.php|Ancient trail of Columbian mammoths uncovered in south-central Oregon :: A fossilized trackway on public lands in Lake County, Ore., may reveal clues about the ancient family dynamics of Columbian mammoths. Researchers who excavated a portion of the path found 117 footprints thought to represent a number of adults as well as juvenile and infant mammoths.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212160905.htm|Ancient trail of Columbian mammoths uncovered in south-central Oregon :: A fossilized trackway on public lands in Lake County, Ore., may reveal clues about the ancient family dynamics of Columbian mammoths. Researchers who excavated a portion of the path found 117 footprints thought to represent a number of adults as well as juvenile and infant mammoths.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-ancient-trail-columbian-mammoths-uncovered.html|Ancient trail of Columbian mammoths uncovered in south-central Oregon :: A fossilized trackway on public lands in Lake County, Oregon, may reveal clues about the ancient family dynamics of Columbian mammoths.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-andromeda-galaxy-star.html|Andromeda galaxy was formed in 'recent' star crash: study :: The Milky Way's neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, was formed in a colossal crash between two smaller star systems no more than three billion years ago when Earth already existed, researchers said Wednesday.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-andromeda-galaxy-star.html|Andromeda galaxy was formed in 'recent' star crash: study :: The Milky Way's neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, was formed in a colossal crash between two smaller star systems no more than three billion years ago when Earth already existed, researchers said Wednesday.
[[@https://www.popsci.com/anker-soundbuds-curve-wireless-headphones-review|Anker Soundbuds Curve are champions among cheap, wireless headphones :: Gadgets These $30 headphones can go a long way—just don't tell your audiophile friends. A cheap pair of headphones can be a great investment, even if you're a music snob.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/rr-abt020918.php|Another blow to fungal infection :: The first successful unpicking of a wheat gene that confers resistance to a devastating fungal disease promises to speed the unraveling of other resistance genes that, together, could provide wheat with a natural barrier to infection at a time when the fungus has already developed tolerance to most types of fungicides.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212112030.htm|Another blow to fungal infection :: The first successful unpicking of a wheat gene that confers resistance to a devastating fungal disease promises to speed the unraveling of other resistance genes that, together, could provide wheat with a natural barrier to infection at a time when the fungus has already developed tolerance to most types of fungicides.
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/02/another-school-shootingbut-whos-counting/553412/?utm_source=feed|Another School Shooting—But Who’s Counting? :: A high-school shooting in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon has left 17 people dead and numerous others injured, according to officials. The suspect, a 19-year-old former student named Nikolas Cruz who was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons, is in custody, according to officials. As details of the attack emerge, news organizations are engaging in a grim tradition: tallying the
[[@https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/02/another-school-shootingbut-whos-counting/553412/?utm_source=feed|Another School Shooting—But Who’s Counting? :: A high-school shooting in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon has left 17 people dead and numerous others injured, according to officials. The suspect, a 19-year-old former student named Nikolas Cruz who was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons, is in custody, according to officials. As details of the attack emerge, news organizations are engaging in a grim tradition: tallying the
[[@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-43036188/antarctic-iceberg-expedition-set-to-reveal-hidden-realm|Antarctic iceberg expedition set to reveal hidden realm :: Footage shows the iceberg scientists hope will reveal an Antarctic realm hidden for thousands of years.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-antibacterial-applications-graphene-oxides.html|Antibacterial applications of graphene oxides :: Bacterial infections are among the greatest threats to human health. However, due to the increasing spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, the current antibiotic supply appears to be insufficient, thereby necessitating the exploration of novel antibacterial agents. Nano-antibacterial agents represent a new strategy for bacterial treatment. Compared with antibiotics, nano-antibacterial agents have
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1250|Antibody detection by agglutination-PCR (ADAP) enables early diagnosis of HIV infection by oral fluid analysis [Chemistry :: ]Oral fluid (OF) is a highly effective substrate for population-based HIV screening efforts, as it is noninfectious and significantly easier to collect than blood. However, anti-HIV antibodies are found at far lower concentrations in OF compared with blood, leading to poor sensitivity and a longer period of time from infection…
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/p-atp020718.php|Antioxidant treatment prevents sexual transmission of Zika in mice :: The antioxidant drug ebselen can prevent sexual transmission of Zika virus from male to female mice, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens by Yogy Simanjuntak and colleagues at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. The results hint at a potential role for ebselen in preventing Zika spread among humans.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215141843.htm|Antioxidant treatment prevents sexual transmission of Zika in mice :: The antioxidant drug ebselen can prevent sexual transmission of Zika virus from male to female mice, according to new research. The results hint at a potential role for ebselen in preventing Zika spread among humans.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180208162013.htm|Apalutamide delays progression of nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer :: A multi-institutional phase 3 trial found that treatment with an investigational androgen receptor inhibitor significantly delayed the development of metastasis in patients with prostate cancer that had become resistant to standard androgen-deprivation therapy.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/apps-sensorer-skal-sikre-braendeovnen-fremtid-210452|Apps og sensorer skal sikre brændeovnen en fremtid :: Algoritmer, sensorer og computere skal hjælpe den østjyske brændeovnsproducent Hwam over på den rigtige side i miljødebatten.
[[@https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/health/hand-dryer-petri-dish.html|Are Hand Dryers Actually Full of Bacteria? A Viral Photo Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story :: A photo of a petri dish covered in fungi and bacteria spread online. But studies disagree on whether hand dryers are really less hygienic than paper towels.
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/11/are-you-self-disciplined-or-impulsive-personality-quiz|Are you self-disciplined or impulsive? Personality quiz :: The trick is to find a good balance between self restraint and spontaneity Here is a list of statements. Choose the response, a) or b), that best applies to you: I more often a) Stick to a budget b) Spend more than I earn Continue reading…
[[@https://www.livescience.com/61738-arizona-woman-wakes-up-with-british-accent.html|Arizona Woman Wakes Up with British Accent :: An Arizona woman woke up speaking with a British accent, even though she's never left the country.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/757.3|Around the world in 170 million years ::
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/725|Artificial intelligence faces reproducibility crisis ::
[[@https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610155/artists-envisioned-the-future-of-work-and-the-results-are-pure-fantasy/|Artists envisioned the future of work, and the results are pure fantasy :: From landfill recycler to skyscraper printer: predictions of how you will be employed in 2030.
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6377/755|As autonomous vehicles approach ::
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/623|As polar ozone mends, UV shield closer to equator thins ::
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/E1157|Assembly and ecological function of the root microbiome across angiosperm plant species [Ecology :: ]Across plants and animals, host-associated microbial communities play fundamental roles in host nutrition, development, and immunity. The factors that shape host–microbiome interactions are poorly understood, yet essential for understanding the evolution and ecology of these symbioses. Plant roots assemble two distinct microbial compartments from surrounding soil: the rhizosphere (microbes surroun
[[@https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/09/asteroid-passing-close-to-earth-today-not-need-to-worry|Asteroid passing close to Earth today – no need to worry :: The space rock 2018 CB is up to 40m long and will come within 64,000km of the planet’s surface An asteroid is headed our way – the second this week – but there’s no need to worry. The newly discovered space rock will pass within 39,000 miles (63,000km) of Earth on Friday evening GMT. That’s less than one-fifth the distance to the moon. Continue reading…
[[@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43006161|Asteroid set for 'close' 43,300 mile flight past Earth on Friday :: The asteroid, up to 40m in size and only discovered five days ago, passes by on Friday.
[[@https://www.livescience.com/61707-asteroid-flyby-larger-russian-meteor.html|Asteroid Skimming Past Earth Today May Loom Larger Than Exploding Russian Meteor :: An asteroid that will fly safely past Earth today (Feb. 9) may be larger than the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia five years ago. The newly found interloper, called 2018 CB, is estimated to be from 50 to 130 feet (15 to 40 meters) wide.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/elf-alt021318.php|Asthma linked to infertility but not among women taking regular asthma preventers :: Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to research published in the European Respiratory Journal.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/elf-alt021318.php|Asthma linked to infertility but not among women taking regular asthma preventers :: Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to research published in the European Respiratory Journal.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoa-aml021518.php|Asthma medication linked to infertility in women :: Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215110043.htm|Asthma medication linked to infertility in women :: Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-astronomers-near-grazing-transiting-hot-jupiter.html|Astronomers discover a near-grazing transiting 'hot Jupiter' :: An international group of astronomers has detected a new "hot Jupiter" exoplanet making a near-grazing transit of its host star. The newly found alien world, designated WASP-174b, is most likely similar in size and mass to Jupiter, however much hotter than our solar system's biggest planet. The discovery is reported February 2 in a paper published on arXiv.org.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-astrophysicists-cosmic-debate-magnetism-planets.html|Astrophysicists settle cosmic debate on magnetism of planets and stars :: The universe is highly magnetic, with everything from stars to planets to galaxies producing their own magnetic fields. Astrophysicists have long puzzled over these surprisingly strong and long-lived fields, with theories and simulations seeking a mechanism that explains their generation.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180209131436.htm|Astrophysicists settle cosmic debate on magnetism of planets and stars :: Using one of the world's most powerful laser facilities, a team of scientists experimentally confirmed a long-held theory for cosmic magnetic field generation: the turbulent dynamo. By creating a hot turbulent plasma the size of a penny, that lasts a few billionths of a second, the researchers recorded how the turbulent motions can amplify a weak magnetic field to the strengths of those observed i
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/648.17|At home in the pancreas ::
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/fmon-alb021518.php|At last, butterflies get a bigger, better evolutionary tree :: Butterflies offer key insights into community ecology, how species originate and evolve, climate change and interactions between plants and insects. But a comprehensive map of how butterflies are related to each other has been lacking — until now.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215153902.htm|At last, butterflies get a bigger, better evolutionary tree :: Butterflies offer key insights into community ecology, how species originate and evolve, climate change and interactions between plants and insects. But a comprehensive map of how butterflies are related to each other has been lacking — until now.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-butterflies-bigger-evolutionary-tree.html|At last, butterflies get a bigger, better evolutionary tree :: For hundreds of years, butterfly collecting has often inspired a special kind of fanaticism, spurring lengthy expeditions, sparking rivalries and prompting some collectors to risk their fortunes and skins in their quest for the next elusive specimen.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-great-white-sharks-australia-coast.html|At least 8,000 great white sharks off Australia coast: researchers :: At least 8,000 great white sharks roam the waters off Australia, according to research released Friday that is likely to renew debate about balancing conservation efforts with mitigating attacks.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ki-aob021218.php|Atlas of brain blood vessels provides fresh clues to brain diseases :: Even though diseases of the brain vasculature are some of the most common causes of death in the West, knowledge of these blood vessels is limited. Now researchers from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden present in the journal Nature a detailed molecular atlas of the cells that form the brain's blood vessels and the life-essential blood-brain barrier. The atlas provides new clu
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ki-aob021218.php|Atlas of brain blood vessels provides fresh clues to brain diseases :: Even though diseases of the brain vasculature are some of the most common causes of death in the West, knowledge of these blood vessels is limited. Now researchers from Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden present in the journal Nature a detailed molecular atlas of the cells that form the brain's blood vessels and the life-essential blood-brain barrier. The atlas provides new clu
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/698|Atomic structures of low-complexity protein segments reveal kinked {beta} sheets that assemble networks :: Subcellular membraneless assemblies are a reinvigorated area of study in biology, with spirited scientific discussions on the forces between the low-complexity protein domains within these assemblies. To illuminate these forces, we determined the atomic structures of five segments from protein low-complexity domains associated with membraneless assemblies. Their common structural feature is the s
[[@http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/675|Atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy of electron beam-sensitive crystalline materials :: High-resolution imaging of electron beam–sensitive materials is one of the most difficult applications of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The challenges are manifold, including the acquisition of images with extremely low beam doses, the time-constrained search for crystal zone axes, the precise image alignment, and the accurate determination of the defocus value. We develop a suite of me
[[@https://www.newscientist.com/article/2160946-australias-deadly-1800s-storms-help-us-predict-future-extremes/|Australia’s deadly 1800s storms help us predict future extremes :: Meteorologists cannot currently predict the monster storms that occasionally strike Australia, but decades of newspaper accounts suggest there may be a pattern
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180215125005.htm|Australian fire beetle avoids the heat: Its infrared organs warn the insect of hot surfaces :: The Australian jewel beetle Merimna atrata has several heat sensors. Originally it was thought that it uses them to detect forest fires as the insect lays its eggs in the wood of burned eucalyptus trees. Researchers were finally able to refute this hypothesis. Instead, the beetle appears to need its heat sensors for a different purpose: to not burn its feet on landing.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uob-afb021518.php|Australian fire beetle avoids the heat :: The Australian jewel beetle Merimna atrata has several heat sensors. Originally it was thought that it uses them to detect forest fires as the insect lays its eggs in the wood of burned eucalyptus trees. Researchers at the University of Bonn were finally able to refute this hypothesis. Instead, the beetle appears to need its heat sensors for a different purpose: to not burn its feet on landing. Th
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-australian-beetle.html|Australian fire beetle avoids the heat :: The Australian jewel beetle Merimna atrata has several heat sensors. Originally, it was thought to use them to detect forest fires as it lays its eggs in the wood of burned eucalyptus trees. Researchers at the University of Bonn have refuted this hypothesis. Instead, the beetle appears to need its heat sensors for a different purpose: to avoid burning its feet upon landing. The study has now been
[[@http://bigthink.com/the-conversation/australians-support-universal-health-care-so-why-not-a-universal-basic-income|Australians support universal health care, so why not a universal basic income? :: In Australia, the idea of a universal basic income has floated in and out of our political arena for years, but remains only that, an idea. Read More
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ioap-aio021118.php|Avoided increases of extreme heat events over East Asia by 0.5 degrees C less warming :: Most populous subregions, including eastern China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan, will see more intense, more frequent and longer lasting extreme temperature events under 1.5 degrees C and 2 degrees C warming. The 0.5 degrees C lower warming will help avoid 35 percent – 46 percent of the increases in extreme high-temperature events in terms of intensity, frequency and duration in East Asia with m
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180208141214.htm|Avoiding blackouts with 100% renewable energy :: Researchers propose three separate ways to avoid blackouts if the world transitions all its energy to electricity or direct heat and provides the energy with 100 percent wind, water and sunlight. The solutions reduce energy requirements, health damage and climate damage.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-basics-taiwan-industrial-chic.html|Back to basics: Taiwan's industrial chic :: With watches made from cement, furniture fashioned from factory pipes, and accessories created from motorbike leather, Taiwanese designers are winning new fans at home and abroad with their own brand of industrial chic.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214145833.htm|Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language :: Cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child's brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language development than the '30-million-word gap.'
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214145833.htm|Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language :: Cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child's brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language development than the '30-million-word gap.'
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/miot-beb021418.php|Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language :: MIT cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child's brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language development than the '30-million-word gap.'
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/miot-beb021418.php|Back-and-forth exchanges boost children's brain response to language :: MIT cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child's brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language development than the '30-million-word gap.'
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/baggrund-saadan-skal-miljoestyrelsen-finkaemme-drikkevandet-mikroplast-210575|Baggrund: Sådan skal Miljøstyrelsen finkæmme drikkevandet for mikroplast :: En national undersøgelse skal kortlægge omfanget af mikroplast i det danske drikkevand. Resultaterne fra screeningen er klar til sommer, men kan ikke med sikkerhed sige noget om, hvor plaststykkerne kommer fra.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/baggrund-saadan-skal-miljoestyrelsen-finkaemme-drikkevandet-mikroplast-210575|Baggrund: Sådan skal Miljøstyrelsen finkæmme drikkevandet for mikroplast :: En national undersøgelse skal kortlægge omfanget af mikroplast i det danske drikkevand. Resultaterne fra screeningen er klar til sommer, men kan ikke med sikkerhed sige noget om, hvor plaststykkerne kommer fra.
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/bagsiden-breaking-danske-spil-bruger-ikke-matematik-210456|Bagsiden: BREAKING: Danske Spil bruger ikke matematik :: Ugens gevinstchancer
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/bagsiden-seruminstituttet-revisited-210454|Bagsiden: Seruminstituttet revisited :: Ugens historiske skandale
[[@https://ing.dk/artikel/bagsiden-ugens-lokalhistorie-210455|Bagsiden: Ugens lokalhistorie ::
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-bali-volcano-decreases-status-lowered.html|Bali volcano decreases in activity, alert status lowered :: Indonesian authorities lowered the alert status of Bali's Mount Agung volcano from the highest level on Saturday following a significant decrease in activity and said thousands of people who have fled its slopes for government shelters may return home.
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1316|BARD1 is necessary for ubiquitylation of nucleosomal histone H2A and for transcriptional regulation of estrogen metabolism genes [Genetics :: ]Missense mutations that disrupt the RING domain of the tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 lead to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The BRCA1 RING domain is a ubiquitin ligase, whose structure and function rely critically on forming a heterodimer with BARD1, which also harbors a RING domain. The function…
[[@http://www.pnas.org/content/115/6/1352|Basal forebrain contributes to default mode network regulation [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences :: ]The default mode network (DMN) is a collection of cortical brain regions that is active during states of rest or quiet wakefulness in humans and other mammalian species. A pertinent characteristic of the DMN is a suppression of local field potential gamma activity during cognitive task performance as well as…
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/rr-bab021218.php|Bats as barometer of change :: Bats spend every night hard at work for local farmers, consuming over half of their own weight in insects, many of which are harmful agricultural pests, such as the noctuid moths, corn earworm and fall armyworm. And now they are arriving earlier in the season, and some of them are reluctant to leave. It seems the bats know more about climate change than we had realized.
[[@https://www.newscientist.com/article/2161322-bats-hairy-tongues-are-perfectly-adapted-for-lapping-up-nectar/|Bats’ hairy tongues are perfectly adapted for lapping up nectar :: If you're a greedy bat, it helps to have a hairy tongue. The hairs will ensure that you can slurp as much nectar as possible from flowers into your mouth
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-bed-bug-histamines-substantial-persistent.html|Bed bug histamines are substantial, persistent in infested homes :: New research findings could turn perceptions of the already despised bed bug from nuisance pest into medically important threat. A study from North Carolina State University shows that histamine levels are substantially higher in homes infested by bed bugs than in pest-free homes, and that these histamine levels persist for months – even if the bed bugs have been eliminated from the home.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/ncsu-bbh020818.php|Bed bug histamines are substantial, persistent in infested homes :: Nuisance pest to medically important threat? New research findings from North Carolina State University shows that bed bugs emit substantial amounts of histamine that persist even after bed bugs are eliminated.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212144202.htm|Bed bug histamines are substantial, persistent in infested homes :: Nuisance pest to medically important threat? New research findings show that bed bugs emit substantial amounts of histamine that persist even after bed bugs are eliminated.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/mpif-bhb021218.php|Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years :: A team of scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now found that beewolves, unlike humans, do not face the problem of antibiotic resistant pathogens. These insects team up with symbiotic bacteria which produce up to 45 different antibiotic substances to protect their offspring against mold fungi. This antibiotic cocktail
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214182001.htm|Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years :: Scientists have now found that beewolves, unlike humans, do not face the problem of antibiotic resistant pathogens. These insects team up with symbiotic bacteria which produce up to 45 different antibiotic substances to protect their offspring against mold fungi. This antibiotic cocktail has remained surprisingly stable since the symbiosis emerged, about 68 million years ago.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180214182001.htm|Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years :: Scientists have now found that beewolves, unlike humans, do not face the problem of antibiotic resistant pathogens. These insects team up with symbiotic bacteria which produce up to 45 different antibiotic substances to protect their offspring against mold fungi. This antibiotic cocktail has remained surprisingly stable since the symbiosis emerged, about 68 million years ago.
[[@https://phys.org/news/2018-02-beewolves-successfully-antibiotics-million-years.html|Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years :: The discovery of penicillin about 90 years ago and the widespread introduction of antibiotics to combat infectious diseases have revolutionized human medicine. However, in recent decades, the increase in multidrug-resistant pathogens has confronted modern medicine with massive problems. Insects have their own antibiotics, which provide natural protection against germs. A team of scientists from th
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/mgh-bpa020718.php|Before-school physical activity program helps improve body weight and overall wellness :: A MassGeneral Hospital for Children study finds that children participating in a 12-week, before-school physical activity program experienced improvement in body weight and social/emotional wellness, compared with their classmates who did not participate.
[[@https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212084501.htm|Before-school physical activity program helps improve body weight and overall wellness :: A new study finds that children participating in a 12-week, before-school physical activity program experienced improvement in body weight and social/emotional wellness, compared with their classmates who did not participate.
[[@https://www.wired.com/story/behind-artificial-intelligence-lurk-oddball-low-paid-tasks/|Behind Artificial Intelligence Lurk Oddball Low-Paid Tasks :: As researchers attempt to apply artificial intelligence to daily life, they're paying "crowd actors" to film themselves performing routine tasks.
[[@https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/bu-bus020918.php|Bentley University study shows NIH spent >$100 billion on basic science for new medicines :: Federally funded research contributed to the science underlying all new medicines approved by the FDA from 2010-2016, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Bentley University study identified >600,000 research publications and >$100 billion in NIH funding related to 210 new medicines, with >90 percent of funding associated with basic science. T
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