Scientists Morph Human DNA Into Mosquito DNA Structure

Disabling one gene radically alters 3D chromosome structure. Loosening Up Researchers have uncovered a key way that human and mosquito DNA are structured differently from one another — and figured out how to morph each into the other opposite arrangement. Working independently at first, two teams of scientists realized two important things about genomic structure:… Continue reading Scientists Morph Human DNA Into Mosquito DNA Structure

Learn American Sign Language And Open Up A New World With This Training

When we talk about language, we tend to focus on spoken language. Even artificial intelligence is working to “speak” in our voices. Yet gesture is just as important as words, and American Sign Language (ASL) has quickly evolved into a language all its own. The Ultimate Learn American Sign Language Bundle is designed not just… Continue reading Learn American Sign Language And Open Up A New World With This Training

Fauci Says It’s Unlikely But Possible That COVID Virus Leaked From Lab

Image by NIAID The United States’ top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, still isn’t ruling out the possibiltiy that the SARS-CoV-2 virus — which causes COVID-19 — may have leaked from a lab. In a Thursday CNN interview, Fauci reiterated that he still thinks it’s far more likely that the virus jumped to humans from… Continue reading Fauci Says It’s Unlikely But Possible That COVID Virus Leaked From Lab

Watch Tesla Autopilot Get Bamboozled by a Truck Hauling Traffic Lights

Who put all these traffic lights in the middle of the road? Stop and Go A Tesla Model 3 owner encountered an unusual glitch while using the Autopilot assisted driving system on the highway: The car seemed to detect an endless trail of traffic lights all the way down the road as it traveled upwards… Continue reading Watch Tesla Autopilot Get Bamboozled by a Truck Hauling Traffic Lights

The US Military Is Looking for a Drone-Killing Bazooka

Take that drones! Anti-Drone Bazooka The Department of Defense has put out a call for designs of a handheld weapon that could shoot down enemy drones from the ground, Popular Science reports. The weapon is meant to be used much in the same way as an anti-tank bazooka, with a version small enough to be… Continue reading The US Military Is Looking for a Drone-Killing Bazooka

Physicist Claims That Information Is a New Form of Matter

And he says we’re on track for it to outweigh everything else on Earth. Information Overload Based on current trends, there could be more bits of digital information in use on Earth than there are atoms of matter in about 350 years — and a physicist says that digital information ought to be considered a… Continue reading Physicist Claims That Information Is a New Form of Matter

Tesla’s Model S Plaid Breaks the Quarter-Mile Record at 152 MPH

Jay Leno confirmed it. Going Plaid Tesla’s ludicrously fast Model S Plaid just set a new production car record, Teslarati reports, covering a quarter mile in just 9.247 seconds at the Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. The previous record was held by the Bugatti Chiron Sport, covering the quarter mile in just 9.4 seconds. Those… Continue reading Tesla’s Model S Plaid Breaks the Quarter-Mile Record at 152 MPH

Sinking Ship Full of Chemicals and Oil Threatens Horrifying Environmental Disaster

A massive container ship carrying 330 tons of oil and 25 tons of flammable nitric acid off the coast of Sri Lanka was hit by an explosion last week after the Sri Lankan navy failed to put out the flames that had been raging on board for at least four days. Now the fire is… Continue reading Sinking Ship Full of Chemicals and Oil Threatens Horrifying Environmental Disaster

Grimes Says AI Will Usher in an Era of Luxurious Communism

Acclaimed musician Claire “Grimes” Boucher posted a TikTok video on Wednesday night in which she returned to one of her favorite pastimes: overpromising what artificial intelligence can provide to society. “I have a proposition for the communists,” she said in the video. “Typically, most of the communists I know are not big fans of AI.… Continue reading Grimes Says AI Will Usher in an Era of Luxurious Communism

FBI Blames Russia Hackers for Shutting Down Much of US Beef Supply

First oil, now beef. What’s next? Ribeye Ransom The FBI is now blaming the Russian hacking group REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, for the massive ransomware hack that threatened about a quarter of the US beef supply. REvil, which the BBC reports is one of the most prominent and profitable hacker groups in the world,… Continue reading FBI Blames Russia Hackers for Shutting Down Much of US Beef Supply