A 290-million-year-old regurgitalite found in Germany reveals the diet of early land predators. This rare find provides a snapshot of a Permian ecosystem within the supercontinent Pangaea.
Critiquing militarized space and Elon Musk's Mars colonization, this piece argues they misinterpret Star Trek's dark 2020s. It contrasts current societal issues with Mars's hostile reality, concluding Earth is the true 'remarkable planet' for focus, not a 'terrible idea' Mars settlement.
Organs constantly communicate using diverse methods beyond hormones and nerves, influencing aging, metabolism, and regeneration. Recent discoveries, like Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) and the hypothalamus's role, reveal a complex inter-organ network. Understanding this 'unseen symphony' offers new therapeutic avenues for health and longevity.
AlphaGenome, a Google DeepMind AI, simplifies genome research by analyzing DNA at high resolution, outperforming prior models like Borzoi. It predicts genetic consequences and mutations, with potential for disease diagnosis and understanding fundamental biology.
Researchers at Yale used single-cell RNA sequencing to discover how rhinoviruses affect nasal cells, revealing why immune responses vary and how proteins like NF-κB influence infection severity.
Review of Susan Wise Bauer's 'The Wonderful Shadow,' a book chronicling illness from Hippocratic to germ theory. Praised for its historical depth and narrative, it also critiques some modern parallels and highlights the slow shift to scientific consensus on disease.
