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Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs
Human eggs that contain too many or too few chromosomes can lead to miscarriage, IVF failure and conditions such...
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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right
A 555-million-year-old worm had a predilection for turning right, possibly indicating the oldest known example of handedness.
Although these worms...
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One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel
Meta’s year so far hasn’t exactly been a picnic. But that didn’t stop one nut-loving creature from seeking some joy inside one of the company’s offices this week.A squirrel apparently got loose inside a building in Bangkok, Thailand, where...
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Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño
Short-term geoengineering to brighten clouds over the eastern Pacific Ocean could limit the damage caused by El Niño and...
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STEM Needs Leaders From Every Generation at the Table
Working in isolation, especially for leaders, is rapidly becoming an outmoded idea. The modern era is defined by rapid technological advancements and increasingly complex, collaborative global challenges. In this environment, leadership can no longer be approached as an individual...
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Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise. | TechCrunch
Meta’s AI glasses have a growing reputation as a creepy technology. The company hopes to change that opinion by announcing an update that will disable the camera if the LED light that indicates the glasses are recording has been...
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Our fertility window could be extended by making ovaries softer
Our fertility window could be extended by making the ovaries less stiff. A drug that softens the organ more...
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AI security cameras may soon recognize your walk before they recognize your face
Security cameras are built to look for faces. New research suggests they may soon have another target, the small habits buried in the way someone walks.A paper published in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems describes SKDMap-Net as...
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Lambs born via IVF using highly immature eggs in major breakthrough
Healthy lambs have been born via an experimental form of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) that coaxes highly immature eggs...
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How Toshio Fukuda Helped Shape IEEE and Global Robotics
Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career. He is considered to be one of the most prolific scholars in robotics, writing more than 2,000 research papers and authoring several books on the field. He’s an...