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The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A new study in Nature Chemistry offers a bridge between these short fatty molecules and the first primordial cells.
Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK
Posted in Online, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.
Implants made of your blood could repair broken bone
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A new technique for making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.
A ChatGPT-Like AI Can Now Design Whole New Genomes From Scratch
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Having learned the genomic vocabulary, algorithms like Evo could help scientists probe evolution, decipher our cells’ inner workings, tackle biological mysteries, and fast-track synthetic biology by designing complex new biomolecules.
The Blind can See Again With an Implant the Size of a Grain of Salt
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
“To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients.”