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- Chemical Cartography Reveals the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/chemical-cartography-reveals-milky-ways-spiral-arms 2 comments
- We've been in a cholera pandemic since 1961 and scientists may have solved the mystery of why this strain is so successful. https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/persistent-strain-cholera-defends-itself-against-forces-change-scientists-find 2 comments science
- Scientists have discovered how an aggressive and deadly form of leukemia fuels its growth, and, in an experimental study, they were able to curb growth of the cancer without harming healthy cells https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/scientists-uncover-technique-cut-cancers-fuel-supply 11 comments science
- Brain Activity Decoder Can Read People’s Minds Using a LLM and fMRI! https://cns.utexas.edu/news/podcast/brain-activity-decoder-can-reveal-stories-peoples-minds?darkschemeovr=1&safesearch=moderate&setlang=en-US&ssp=1 11 comments artificial
- Physicists have discovered that mimicking human muscles can lead to more efficiently designed electric motors for use in robots and appliances. Their bioinspired motors use up to 22% less energy, have a greater range of motion and can lift objects higher than typical electric motors. https://cns.utexas.edu/news/inspired-by-biology-physicists-make-more-efficient-motors 40 comments futurology
- Patients with undiagnosed flu symptoms who actually had COVID-19 last winter were among thousands of undetected early cases of the disease at the beginning of this year. The first case of COVID-19 in Seattle may have arrived as far back as Christmas or New Year's Day. https://cns.utexas.edu/news/early-spread-of-covid-19-appears-far-greater-than-initially-reported 186 comments science
- Researchers find that transgender adolescents are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts as the general population, and are up to four times as likely to engage in substance use. Depression and school-based victimization factored heavily into the disparities in both cases. https://cns.utexas.edu/news/victimization-of-transgender-youths-linked-to-suicidal-thoughts-substance-abuse 5 comments science
- Seahorses are apparently one of the fastest predators in the world, able to move at (the equivalent of) over 2000 MPH underwater http://cns.utexas.edu/news/seahorse-heads-made-for-catching-prey 4 comments science