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Spike D614 Reversions Detected in Delta and Omicron BA.2 Variants
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and the Institute of Science Tokyo identified nonrandom reversions of the SARS‑CoV‑2 spike protein from the dominant G614 back to the ancestral D614. The reversions are concentrated in delta and omicron BA.2 lineages and show distinct temporal spikes and geographic clustering.
Biologist Julie Allen, fresh from winning the 2024 XPRIZE Rainforest for surveying 100 hectares in 24 hours, helped draft nine guidelines to standardize biodiversity monitoring. The recommendations, published in PNAS, aim to harmonize data collection across AI‑driven image and sound identification, satellite remote sensing, and environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Allen’s new venture, EarthIntell, will pilot these standards, starting with eDNA best‑practice protocols. The effort seeks to turn fragmented, unreliable observations into actionable, trustworthy data for land‑management decisions.
Researchers at HU School of Pharmacy found that the non‑psychoactive cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) can remodel liver metabolism, enhancing energy storage and lysosomal function. In mouse models of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), both compounds lowered...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft, originally slated for a five‑year Jupiter science campaign, received a two‑year extension that allowed it to record unprecedented lightning data in 2021‑2022. Researchers analyzing the data found Jovian storms produce lightning flashes at least 100 times more...
A new Neuron study shows that astrocytes in the mouse basolateral amygdala, not neurons, encode anxiety‑like states. Calcium imaging revealed astrocytic activity spikes during exposure to open, threatening environments and closely mirrors freezing and hesitancy. A machine‑learning model using astrocyte...
Two high‑profile gut‑microbiome studies—one on Parkinson’s disease published in Cell in 2016 and another on anxiety published in Nature in 2022—have been flagged for duplicated mouse‑behavior data. The duplications were uncovered by a software engineer using a repository‑scanning tool and...
University of California, San Diego researchers introduced a physics‑based model that quantifies the sensitivity limits of competitive lateral flow assays (cLFAs). By applying the model, they engineered fentanyl test strips that are roughly 100 times more sensitive than existing commercial...
Researchers at UC Berkeley demonstrated that the Eastern phantom crane fly can remain airborne by splaying its six legs into a drag‑producing cone, effectively “flying” without wing motion in an updraft. High‑speed camera and wind‑tunnel tests showed the leg cone...
Transparency and seeing are the two primary atmospheric metrics that dictate the quality of astronomical imaging. Transparency describes how clear the sky is, influencing how faint an object can be seen, while seeing measures atmospheric steadiness, affecting image sharpness. Amateur...
Researchers modeled dinoflagellates as elastic dumbbells that emit light when deformed, linking their bioluminescence to fluid stresses. The study examined how different turbulent flow regimes influence the intensity and frequency of light flashes. Results show that both the fluctuations and...
An international team has unveiled Lipid‑CLEM, a correlative light‑electron microscopy workflow that visualizes individual lipid molecules in three dimensions at nanometer resolution. By using bifunctional lipid probes, photo‑crosslinking, and click chemistry, the method maps lipid distribution within cellular membranes without...
Researchers at the Global Quantum Security Institute unveiled ShieldQ, a new lattice‑based cryptographic algorithm designed to resist attacks from both classical and quantum computers. The open‑source solution promises only a 15% performance overhead, making it viable for existing financial, cloud...
U.S. states including California, New York and Illinois have banned single‑use hotel toiletries, prompting chains like Marriott and InterContinental to roll out refillable dispensers. Hotels tout the switch as a waste‑reduction win, claiming hundreds of millions of mini bottles are kept...
Researchers at Waseda University and NICT have demonstrated a quantum interface that couples photons traveling in a 310 nm optical nanofiber to an array of about 155 individually addressable cesium atoms. The system achieves single‑atom trapping verified by photon‑correlation measurements with...
Researchers at Germany's DLR have introduced a neural belief‑matching decoder for the toric quantum error‑correction code that dramatically lowers decoding complexity. By embedding a convolutional neural network within the belief‑propagation framework, the method reduces calls to the costly minimum‑weight perfect...
The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission is creating an integrated ecosystem that ties together supercomputers, artificial‑intelligence platforms and emerging quantum technologies across its 17 national laboratories. Argonne National Laboratory, leveraging its multidisciplinary CELS Directorate, is positioned to accelerate discovery through...
Optibrium has released a new PyMOL plugin that adds a graphical user interface to its QuanSA ligand‑based affinity prediction tool. QuanSA uses physically‑motivated machine learning to deliver free‑energy perturbation‑level accuracy without needing a protein structure, dramatically lowering computational cost. The...
Researchers at Tohoku University have created belt‑shaped VO₂(B) single crystals that detect ethanol vapor at room temperature with roughly 19 times higher sensitivity than conventional V₂O₅ nanofibers. The crystals are produced via a hydrothermal reduction process, eliminating the need for...
The third session of the #QuantumTechnologies track at the #GCConference of the @BerlinUAlliance is dedicated to exploring how quantum simulation can address industrial and societal challenges. Stefan Kühn opens the session with perspectives on using quantum computers to tackle problems in...
Anthropic has launched a dedicated science blog to showcase how its AI models are compressing the timeline of research across disciplines. The company highlights early successes such as AI‑assisted mathematical proofs, gene‑relationship discovery, and long‑running computational workflows. Through its “AI...
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 AI completed a frontier theoretical‑physics calculation in two weeks, a task that typically takes a year for human researchers. Harvard professor Matthew Schwartz guided the model solely through text prompts, producing a rigorous paper on resumming the...
NASA announced it will cancel the Lunar Gateway orbital station and redirect its resources to build a $20 billion lunar surface base over the next seven years. The decision was made by new NASA chief Jared Isaacman, who said the agency...
Karyopharm reported mixed results from its Phase 3 SENTRY trial of selinexor in myelofibrosis, achieving a statistically significant reduction in spleen volume but raising safety concerns. The data fell short of expectations for overall survival benefit. Meanwhile, Rezolute announced it will...
D‑Wave, the pioneer commercial quantum computing firm, has launched the "Quantum Matters" podcast to spotlight real‑world quantum applications. Each episode features researchers, academics, and industry leaders discussing how quantum solutions are solving complex problems in sectors such as automotive manufacturing...
On Manatee Appreciation Day, the article highlights the rescue and lifelong care of a manatee calf named Daniel by Mexican scientist Dr. Benjamín Morales. It explains how manatees graze underwater vegetation, maintaining water quality and supporting fisheries. The piece notes...
I’m excited a new noninvasive way to evaluate endothelial function. Stay tuned for a deeper dive as I test it on myself. https://www.vendys2.com/drlufkin VENDYS_2
The majority of radiologists and 4 LLMs were unable to differentiate synthetic, deepfake scans from real ones https://t.co/aAJhP0cpfG @RSNA https://t.co/q0wdIKicK6
NASA announced that a lunar outpost is now a formal element of its upcoming roadmap, moving the Artemis program toward a twice‑annual launch cadence. The agency also unveiled plans to field a nuclear‑propelled spacecraft for a Mars mission by the...
Quantum #InternetOfThings Powering a Safer Connected World by @antgrasso #IoT #EmergingTech #Innovation #Technology #Tech https://t.co/jFSeUN9GR8
SWIFT-seq enables comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic profiling of CTCs in multiple myeloma & precursors [Aug 8, 2025] Lightbody, @RomanosSP et al. @IrenemGhobrial - @LabGhobrial @NatureCancer https://t.co/LhqmRShFo9 #mmsm #LiquidBiopsy #cactc THREAD: https://t.co/87VZtDNy80 https://t.co/41MRROCXwI
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day showcases a striking photograph of light pillars over Mohe, China’s northernmost city. The pillars arise from flat ice crystals near the ground that reflect artificial lights rather than sunlight. The image also captures the...
I’ve been waiting literally decades for NASA to articulate a plan for a Moon base. Now Carlos Garcia-Galan is doing a masterful job of precisely this. Dozens of landings. Drones. RTGs. Rovers. Habitats. Excavators. This is incredible stuff.
Sex-specific KDM6A-HNF4A-CREBH network controls lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis via epigenetic reprograming of hepatocytes https://t.co/2XpUt6ndcs https://t.co/r5DvCeGMeS
Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark have quantitatively analysed an all‑optical quantum memory that stores a qubit in a fibre loop and stabilises it via teleportation‑based error correction. By optimising the syndrome decoder, they predict logical infidelity below 1 %...
Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS https://t.co/3zP36MHO4C https://t.co/Y2QLnDhLJO
Researchers at Caltech have demonstrated a suite of tools that enable repeated, high‑fidelity readout of neutral‑atom qubits using ancilla atoms, achieving 0.98 measurement fidelity after four cycles. The approach includes coherence‑preserving atom‑loss detection and a circuit‑based algorithmic cooling method that...
Researchers at National Taiwan University introduced a unified analytical framework that captures how channel thickness, trap states, interface quality, and surface roughness together dictate the performance of ultrathin indium‑oxide and tungsten‑doped indium‑oxide transistors. The model accurately reproduces I‑V characteristics across...
Two recent lawsuits illustrate the deadly cost of ignoring vasovagal syncope during phlebotomy. In Georgia, a medical assistant left a truck driver upright on an exam table despite dizziness, resulting in a broken neck and a $15 million verdict for lifetime...
Researchers at Universidad de Chile and collaborators introduced Precision‑Induced Irreversibility (PIR), a mechanism that generates a one‑way flow of time without environmental entanglement or chaos. By combining amplification, non‑normality, and finite dynamic range, they demonstrated a predictable horizon where distinct...
A study in Experimental Brain Research examined 13 elite Rubik’s Cube speed‑cubers who average 17 seconds per solve. Using EEG caps, researchers recorded brain activity during a 15‑second mental planning phase and the subsequent physical execution. They found that the...
Physicists on the CMS experiment at CERN are installing a new ultra‑fast timing detector that can measure particle arrival times with 30‑picosecond precision—roughly the distance light travels in a centimeter. The system combines about 10,000 crystal sensors in a barrel...
T‑cell engagers are bispecific antibodies that redirect T cells to destroy cancer cells and are being explored for autoimmune disorders. Seven companies are leading the field: Adaptin Bio secured FDA IND clearance for APTN‑101 in glioblastoma; Candid Therapeutics merged with...
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced that the pivotal Phase 3 LUCIDITY trial of avexitide has completed enrollment, randomizing and dosing the final participant to bring the total to 78 patients across 21 U.S. sites. The double‑blind, placebo‑controlled study evaluates avexitide, a first‑in‑class GLP‑1...
NASA is contributing its Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS) to the JAXA‑ISRO Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission, which plans to land a rover at the Moon’s South Pole no earlier than 2028. The NSS detects hydrogen signatures up to three feet...
Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University have identified why polarity inversion—where polymer semiconductors switch from p‑type to n‑type conduction—occurs only in certain materials. By systematically comparing polymers, they discovered that inversion happens when dopant uptake exceeds a critical threshold, allowing dopant‑derived anions...
Rigetti Computing secured a DARPA contract to advance quantum algorithms for optimization and unveiled a qubit‑efficient method that maps candidate solutions onto entangled wave functions, dramatically reducing the qubit count needed. The technique extends the quantum approximate optimization ansatz and...
A new umbrella review from the University of South Australia confirms that regular exercise enhances brain health, memory, and overall cognition for people of all ages. The analysis, the largest of its kind, found the most pronounced memory gains in...
Researchers at USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology reported that strict adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with higher blood levels of the mitochondrial microproteins humanin and SHMOOSE. Both peptides have been linked to reduced risk of heart disease...
1/ I used to panic every time a new *Seq method dropped. ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag, scNOMe-seq, SHARE-seq... the list never ends. I tried to learn them all. I burned out. Here's what I wish someone told me earlier. https://t.co/xUlsvXmaQh
This is the speech Isaacman is presently giving. What is refreshing about this is that it acknowledges NASA’s shortcomings rather than minimizing or covering them up.
Aardvark Therapeutics has paused two Phase 2 obesity trials, POWER and STRENGTH, after cardiac safety signals emerged in its lead compounds ARD‑101 and ARD‑201. The anomalies were observed in healthy volunteers receiving double the target dose, prompting a halt to the...
