Genes inherited from Denisovans, extinct human relatives, may help Papua New Guineans in the lowlands fight off infection, while mutations to red blood cells may help highlanders live at altitude…
In this excerpt from his new book “What if Fungi Win?” microbiologist and immunologist Arturo Casadevall examines the rise of the deadly yeast Candida auris…
Cow udders have the same receptors for flu viruses as humans and birds, raising concerns that cows could become “mixing vessels” that help the bird flu virus spread between people…
Eurochild commends the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union for organising the ‘’European Child Guarantee: from engagement to reality’’ conference, which provided a forum for exchange on promoting the rights of children in vulnerable situations. On the 2nd and 3rd of May, the Belgian Presidency hosted an event on the European Child…
The organization of the human brain develops over time, following the coordinated expression of thousands of genes. Linking the development of healthy brain organization to genes involved in mental health conditions such as autism and schizophrenia could help to reveal the biological causes of these disorders…
MedPage Today) — The Biden administration is making more than $175 million in funds available on a variety of fronts to try to halt the spread of avian influenza into cows and humans, administration officials said Friday. “The risk to the public…
RethinkX projects a 20 year disruption of the global labor market by humanoid robots. RethinkX projects about one billion humanoid robots by 2045-2055. I, Brian Wang of Nextbigfuture, observed the key starting point of a Technological Singularity that would transform human civilization, Mars and enable the full colonization of the Solar System…
A wave of AI systems have “deceived” humans in ways they haven’t been explicitly trained to do, by offering up untrue explanations for their behavior or concealing the truth from human users and misleading them to achieve a strategic end. This issue highlights how difficult artificial intelligence is to control and the unpredictable ways in……
For years, Shadow Robot Company’s Shadow Hand has arguably been the gold standard for robotic manipulation. Beautiful and expensive, it is able to mimic the form factor and functionality of human hands, which has made it ideal for complex tasks. I’ve personally experienced how amazing it is to use Shadow Hands in a teleoperation context…
Piper pointed out that Satan’s influence is evident from Genesis to Revelation, adding that the Bible is clear concerning the nature of the devil and how he is a hindrance to humanity’s spiritual journey…