President Trump is reportedly set to appoint Russ Vought, a former Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, to lead the agency again. Vought, who played a key role in Trump's deregulatory agenda and controversial Schedule F plan, has a vision for the federal workforce that includes large-scal
Imagine this: a tiny silver coin, just a bit bigger than a nickel, sold for a whopping $2. 52 million at an auction! This coin is special because it's from way back in 1652, before the United States even existed. It was found in an old cabinet in Amsterdam eight years ago, and it's been a hot topic
Ever wondered how scientists come up with new medicines? Enter Chemistry42, a smart software platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to design new molecules with specific properties. This isn't your average software; it's part of a bigger drug discovery toolkit called Pharma. ai by Insilico
Between 2012 and 2018, researchers worked on a project called REVISRembrandt, which focused on Rembrandt's late painting technique (1651-1669). One interesting fact about his late paintings is his extensive use of smalt, a blue cobalt glass pigment that he often mixed with other colors. Over time, m
Stephen E. Fienberg, a distinguished statistician, was recently interviewed as part of a special series honoring the late Professor Harry O. Posten. The chat, supported by Pfizer Global Research-Connecticut, the American Statistical Association, and the University of Connecticut-Storrs, dived into F
You know how important it is to stick to your multiple sclerosis (MS) medication. But did you know that missing appointments could affect how long you stay on your disease-modifying therapy (DMT)? A recent study looked into this. Researchers wanted to find out if skipping appointments could predict
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans's action-packed Christmas movie, 'Red One', just reached a major milestone at the global box office. Despite initial weekend expectations in the U. S. and Canada, the movie has now crossed the $100M mark worldwide. A big part of this success came from a strong Tuesday
Imagine a tiny detective in your water, hunting down specific metal ions. This detective is a sensor called PIN, which was created and tested by scientists. When Zn²⁺ (zinc) or Cd²⁺ (cadmium) ions show up, PIN changes color from blue to yellow, like a little warning light. It's so good at its job th
Imagine this: A Wisconsin kayaker, Ryan Borgwardt, fakes his own death using a staged kayaking accident. He's not dead; he's likely in Uzbekistan! The Green Lake County Sheriff's deputies found out he's safe and sound, talking to them from an apartment in Uzbekistan. They've seen him through a video
Ever heard of tiny powerhouses living inside chicken guts? Meet Ligilactobacillus salivarius—a bacteria with a trick up its sleeve. Inside these microscopic beings lies a repA-type megaplasmid, housing a gene for salivaricin P (salP), a class IIb bacteriocin. Scientists decided to dig deeper into th
