In a close vote, Texas' education board decided that elementary schools can teach lessons inspired by the Bible. This happened despite worries that it might push religious views on young students. The lessons will start as early as next year. Schools that use these lessons will get extra money from
President-elect Trump has picked Linda McMahon, former head of World Wrestling Entertainment, as the new education secretary. This choice has education experts worried. McMahon's background in wrestling and business might not prepare her for guiding federal education policies and budgets. She served
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Have you ever thought about how plants can be helped to grow better? Scientists have found a curious protein named VDAL that can do just that. This protein is made by a fungus called Verticillium dahliae, which usually causes trouble for plants like cotton. But in a surprising twist, when this prote
Did you know that plants might hold the key to battling cancer? Inside our bodies, there's a protein called cyclin-dependent kinase 13, or CDK13. It's part of a bigger family of proteins that help with important tasks like making RNA and controlling how genes are used. But sometimes, CDK13 can cause
Imagine the stock market as a serene ocean, where big fish like the S&P 500 swim smoothly. But enter the crypto world, and it's like a stormy sea! Bitcoin has skyrocketed by 40% in just a month. It's not alone—even risky penny stocks and leveraged ETFs are riding high. So, what's making the waves? S
Imagine this: kindergarteners in Texas learning stories from the Bible along with math and reading. That’s what the Texas State Board of Education recently agreed to. The vote was tight – 8 to 7. Starting from the '25-'26 school year, public grade schools can choose to teach Bible-based lessons, lik
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Imagine trying to understand how every tiny change in a protein affects its performance. It’s almost like trying to solve a puzzle with an infinite number of pieces. And just like any challenging puzzle, it’s time-consuming and expensive. That’s where VespaG steps in. This nifty tool uses protein La
Mass spectrometry (MS) is like a superhero in the world of science, helping us find and understand proteins. It's key in personalized medicine, systems biology, and biomedical research. But analyzing MS data can be tough. That's where ProtPipe steps in. It's a tool designed to make MS data analysis
