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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

Reviving Extinct Animals: A Dallas Lab's Mission

Imagine a sci-fi story becoming reality in a Dallas laboratory. Ben Lamm, CEO of Colossal Biosciences, isn't bringing back dinosaurs like in Jurassic Park. Instead, his team is aiming to revive the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct species. This isn't just a crazy idea; they've raised $435 milli

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Jan 24 2025SPORTS

Baseball's Big Names: Who's Still Up for Grabs?

With spring training just around the corner, the MLB offseason is still buzzing with activity. Some major players are still waiting to ink new deals. Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso, for instance, haven't signed yet. On the other hand, the Dodgers have been busy. They've added Japanese pitcher Roki Sas

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

Chinese Cabbage's Secret Weapon: The BrUFO Gene Against Clubroot Disease

Chinese cabbage is a staple vegetable in China, but it faces a significant threat from clubroot disease, caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae (P. brassicae). This disease drastically reduces the crop's yield and quality. Previous studies have shown that the BrUFO gene in Chinese cabbage p

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Jan 24 2025TECHNOLOGY

Meet UFO: The Handy Helper for Windows Tasks

Imagine having a personal assistant for your Windows computer that can handle tasks across multiple applications with just a few spoken commands. That's what UFO, a UI-focused agent, aims to do. Powered by GPT-Vision, UFO uses a dual-agent system to observe and analyze the graphical user interface (

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

Davos: Trump's Shadow Looms Large, Mixing Fear and Hope

Davos, Switzerland, is where the yearly World Economic Forum happens, bringing together bigshots from international institutions, progressive leaders, and major banks. This year, the spotlight wasn't on the usual suspects. Instead, it was on a certain real-estate tycoon-turned-president from Queens,

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Jan 24 2025RELIGION

Riveras Face Heat for Ignoring Camp Abuse

Mariano Rivera, the renowned Yankees pitcher, and his wife Clara are embroiled in a legal battle. The couple is accused of not protecting a young girl who was sexually abused at a church camp in Florida in 2018. The girl was around 10 or 11 years old at the time. Clara, who is a pastor, promised to

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

The Evolution of Proteins: Unraveling Choanoflagellate Origins

Choanoflagellates are tiny, single-celled organisms that have been traditionally grouped based on their protective outer layer, or periplast. Craspedida species have a purely organic periplast, while Acanthoecida species have a silica-based one called a lorica. Previous studies have suggested that t

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

The Mystery of Cartilage and Bones: Unlocking Genetic Clues

Have you ever wondered why our bones sometimes become weak, or why the cushioning between them wears out? Scientists are digging into this mystery, using clever computers to help. They're focusing on two genes, COL1A1 and TNFRSF12A, which might play big roles in these issues, like when bones lose th

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Saluting Pioneers: How Six Leaders Shaped Pediatric Heart Surgery

Being a leader in pediatric and congenital heart surgery isn't just about being great with scalpels. It's also about making groundbreaking discoveries and teaching others to do the same. Six former presidents of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) have done exactly

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Jan 23 2025POLITICS

Virtual Trump Returns to Davos

President Trump is back at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but this time he's joining virtually. Just days after returning to the White House, Trump is set to address an international audience. The annual event, known for gathering global leaders, tech experts, and business bigwigs, is also featu

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