Protein research may hint at how human eggs survive for decades
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 44, October 2024.
Tyler Bass nails last-gasp field goal to earn victory for Buffalo Bills
Bass held his nerve to split the uprights from 61 yards as the Bills edged a high-scoring contest against the Miami Dolphins at Highmark Stadium…
Researchers shed light on increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies
A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious disease researchers at the Houston Methodist Research Institute studying a recently emerged strain of bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE). SDSE infects humans via the skin…H5N1 Detected in Pig Highlights the Risk of Bird Flu Mixing with Seasonal Flu
Humans and pigs could both serve as mixing vessels for a bird flu–seasonal flu hybrid, posing a risk of wider spread…
Revolutionary high-speed 3D bioprinter hailed a game changer for drug discovery
Biomedical engineers have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissue to harder materials like cartilage and bone…
Canada condemns latest rollback of women’s rights by Taliban regime in Afghanistan
Canada’s Special Representative to Afghanistan David Sproule is condemning the Taliban’s latest curtailment of women’s rights. The regime moved earlier this week to prevent women from hearing each other pray or reciting the Qu’ran…Hundreds showed up for a Halloween parade. They got ‘ghosted.’
MySpiritHalloween, the website that promoted a Halloween parade in Dublin that never existed, says it is “ashamed” and blamed human error…Israeli forces used civilians as human shields in Gaza, Palestinians and soldiers say
Palestinians describe being forced to carry out life-threatening tasks by Israeli forces in Gaza…
Is America collapsing like ancient Rome?
If you were a Roman citizen around 200 BCE, you might have assumed that Rome was going to last forever. At the time, Rome was the greatest republic in human history and its institutions had survived several invasions and all kinds of disasters. But Rome’s foundations started to weaken less than a century later…