Peek into the inner workings of cells, and you'll spot a process called phosphorylation. It's like a tiny light switch that can turn proteins on and off, or rather, it changes their shape, changing their behavior. Knowing when and where this happens is crucial for understanding illnesses and how cel
Imagine a 70-year-old person with a strange mouth sore. But it isn't just any sore. It's caused by a virus that usually lies dormant in the body. This virus, Epstein-Barr, is known for causing mononucleosis. However, in older adults its behavior can change. In some cases, it can cause a rare conditi
Imagine this: A device that helps you know exactly when to go to the bathroom. It has been noticed that urinary incontinence is a big issue for lots of adults. It affects a person’s ability to maintain good hygiene and personal health. The good news is, a new technology might be able to help solve
Scientists are finding new ways to make molecules. They start with a reaction called the Grignard reaction. This reaction needs a special liquid, or solvent, to work efficiently. The outcome of this reaction is a type of alcohol. Now, here's where it gets interesting. They take these alcohols and b
Big language models like ChatGPT-4 and Gemini can generate advice based on large amounts of data, and that's cool. But can they really be trusted with something as serious as protecting someone's brain after a surgery? Without proper training, just like a doctor, these models might give the
Doctors could be unintentionally showing their opinions on patients based on the language they use to describe them. Using a type of artificial intelligence called Natural Language Processing, it's possible to identify subtle biases. This AI looks at the language used in the medical records to figur
Have you ever wondered what happens when strange electric dipoles start to behave differently in mixed ferroelectrics? Imagine a bunch of these tiny electric dipoles spread out randomly across a material. Each one is like a tiny magnet but with electric fields instead of magnetic fields. Scientists
Russia recently got a new director for its main space organization, Roscosmos. The current President of Russia has told Borisov you\ have to go. With Dmitry Bakanov has taken over the role once served by Yuri Borisov. This change follows a series of setbacks, losses of satellites, and corruption sc
General Services Administration(“GSA”) employee records were basically being used without permission. Is that possible? An IBM employee got a peculiar request to share on GSA's 14, 000 employees. The request to obtain human resources records for all employees of the GSA was odd. The GSA wasn't thin
The interim U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin, recently reached out to Elon Musk to offer protection for Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) workers. He did this to stop any threats or law-breaking issues that might happen. Martin spoke to Musk on X (formerly Twitter) an
