Distinguished Investigator Eugene Koonin, PhD, Selected as International Society for Computational Biology Fellow
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Source: News from the National Library of Medicine - March 12, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Flirting female frogs blink to beckon potential princes
The female concave-eared torrent frog (
Odorrana tormota
) may not have eyelashes, but that doesn’t stop her from batting her lubricous lids at potential mates. These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps. So, males and females of this species have both evolved to produce and hear high-pitched mating calls that can be heard over the rushing din to signal that they’re seeking a suitor. But how does one jumping Juliet single out a ribbiting Romeo know to let him know she’s interested? In a study published ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Million Days review – low-budget sci-fi thriller asks if we should trust AI with our survival
In the near future humanity is doomed and our options are being determined by AI simulation – unfortunately for us, the AI doesn’t seem particularly bothered if we surviveThis intriguing sci-fi thriller is a throwback to the kind of cerebral teleplays and low-budget movies that flourished in the 1960s: ripe with gloomy lighting and dystopian pessimism, but with barely enough money in the budget to pay for more than two sets. Think On the Beach from 1959, or Seconds from 1966 – but then lower your expectations because it’s not anywhere in their league. But it’s not bad, and the subject is timely.The time is a coup...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Leslie Felperin Tags: Film Science fiction and fantasy films Artificial intelligence (AI) Space Computing Consciousness Culture Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Technology Source Type: news
Discovered in the deep: tiny ‘sucker-bum squid’ with martial arts moves
The two species of pygmy squid the size of a fingernail live on Japanese coral reefs. Spotting them is a sign of a healthy ecosystem, say scientistsIn Japan, stories have been told of forest-dwelling magical spirits calledkodamasince ancient times. Over the centuries, they ’ve adopted many guises: sometimes they’re invisible, sometimes they look like trees. The Studio Ghibli animated movie Princess Mononoke portrayedkodama asrotund little humanoids with rotating bobble heads. Now, a genus of miniature squid has been named in honour of thekodama and their role as nature ’s guardians.“If you see them, it’s a sign t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Helen Scales Tags: Environment Oceans Animals World news Marine life Zoology Biology Science Source Type: news
Do gut microbes control your personality?
Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this emerging science could change how we treat disease — and discover the…#kathleenmcauliffe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Great Lakes ice hits record low: What does that mean for the world ’s largest freshwater system?
The lakes hit their lowest ice cover in over 50 years last month, with experts warning that toxic algal blooms and lower fish stocks could follow. Biologists have been keeping tabs on a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every winter since 1958. But they had to cut this season's…#biologists #lakesuperior #greatlakes #tristavickmajors #michigantech #midwest #wisconsin #ice #greatlakesicetracker #iceless (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rupert Murdoch to Be Married for 5th Time, Engaged to Elena Zhukova
Rupert Murdoch is engaged again -- this time to current girlfriend Elena Zhukova The former chairman of Fox and News Corps, 92, and the retired molecular biologist, 67, are taking their relationship to new heights as they prepare to tie the knot. On Thursday, reports circulated that Murdoch and…#rupertmurdoch #elenazhukova #foxandnewscorps #times #abcnews #australian #wendideng #dailymail #newyorkharbour #annamariatorv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists move step closer to making IVF eggs from skin cells
Procedure could overcome common forms of infertility and help people have children who share their DNAScientists are a step closer to making IVF eggs from patients ’ skin cells after adapting the procedure that created Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, more than two decades ago.The work raises the prospect of older women being able to have children who share their DNA, and to overcome common forms of infertility caused by a woman ’s eggs becoming damaged by disease or cancer treatment.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: IVF Medical research Science Health Fertility problems Genetics Embryos Biology World news Source Type: news
Africa: Why 'One Health' Needs More Social Sciences - Pandemic Prevention Depends On Behaviour As Well As Biology
[The Conversation Africa] On March 11, 2024, it will be four years since the World Health Organization characterized the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic. And while COVID-19 continues to impact people globally, it is only the most recent in a long history of pandemics with likely origins in animals. Examples include plague, which usually spreads from rodents to humans via infected fleas, and the 2009 H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu due to its origins in pigs. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 8, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Rupert Murdoch Is Engaged, Planning a June Wedding
Rupert Murdoch is engaged to Elena Zhukova, a retired molecular biologist, with plans for a wedding. A source told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday that the 92-year-old media mogul plans to marry Zhukova, 62, on June 1 in a ceremony on his California vineyard and estate, Moraga. Murdoch…#rupertmurdoch #elenazhukova #hollywoodreporter #wendideng #annlesleysmith #jerryhall #patriciabooker #annamariatorv #moscow #alexanderzhukov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Daylight Saving Time Is the Worst
On Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m., the U.S. and about a third of the world’s other countries will set their clocks forward by one hour, which will make the sun seem to rise later in the morning and hang in the sky longer in the evening. I am not alone in dreading it. Plenty of people want nothing to do with the whole hoary practice.
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It’s bad for health, bad for safety, bad for your mood, and just plain unpopular. But that doesn’t stop us from changing the clocks, pointlessly, twice a year.
The ridiculous history of Daylight Saving Time
The first push for ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
I discovered thousands of fossils after retiring. Now I ’m nearly 80 and still going strong
I ’ve built up a collection from a beach in Weymouth that could help to establish what biodiversity in the UK was like over the course of millions of yearsAll photos byAlexander TurnerMy interest in fossils began at the age of 10 in my back garden in Glastonbury, Somerset, where I discovered ammonites. With hindsight, it wasn ’t beauty that drew me to them, but the magic of discovery. I was drawn in by their sheer age, and the unfathomable nature of the distant past.After my degree in natural sciences in 1965 I wanted to go as far away as I could, so I applied to teach biology in Ghana. It was a fantastic period of my ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Heather Middleton Tags: Fossils Environment Science Dinosaurs Evolution Biology Source Type: news
Menopause 'isn't a disease and is over-medicalised': Experts accuse industry of 'hijacking' discussion about natural change to 'sell services and products' and say celebrities like Davina McCall have 'sensationalised' phenomenon by sharing 'horror stories'
The menopause has been 'hijacked' by commercial interests and sensationalised by celebrity horror stories experts say as they claim women's biology is being treated like a disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dengue is raging in Brazil. A promising local vaccine is at least a year away
When dengue started to circulate in his small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fabio Vilella’s first thought was that he should get his 13-year-old son vaccinated. Children are especially vulnerable, and his son had dengue before, which increases the risk of severe disease. But Vilella, an environmental biologist, soon made a startling discovery: Not a single private clinic or pharmacy in the country had any vaccine left. “I’m really worried,” he says.
Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Celebrating the Building Transparent ML/AI Solutions for Biological Research Codeathon
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) are reshaping data science and scientific discovery. Recognizing the important role of collaboration and knowledge sharing in this space, NCBI hosted the “Building transparent ML/AI solutions to advance biological research codeathon” from February 26 to March 1, 2024. This virtual event brought together biologists, developers, and data scientists passionate … Continue reading Celebrating the Building Transparent ML/AI Solutions for Biological Research Codeathon → (Source: NCBI Insights)
Source: NCBI Insights - March 5, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New Codeathon Source Type: news
