Mass shootings increase alcohol sales

antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the equivalent of blood) can kill certain bacteria responsible for a range of infections. The proteins can also improve the efficacy of conventional antibiotics against problematic bacteria species. […] Over 90% of antibiotics we currently use are derived from nature. The same is true for over 65% of antibiotics under recent development. […] Oysters are exposed to high concentrations of diverse microorganisms in their natural marine environment. Because of this, they have evolved strong immune defences.

A university professor and two students recreated a virus identical to the one that caused the devastating 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. If they can do it, so can terrorists. […] Both the genome sequences of pandemic viruses and step-by-step protocols to make infectious samples from synthetic DNA are now freely available online. […] two grad students, overseen by the FBI, conducted a ”red-teaming” experiment. Red-teaming actively tests vulnerabilities in the security infrastructure — in this case, for screening DNA sequence acquisition and the capabilities of AI tools.

A powerful AI tool can predict with high accuracy the location of photos based on features inside the image itself—such as vegetation, architecture, and the distance between buildings—in seconds, with the company now marketing the tool to law enforcement officers and government agencies.

AI technologies such as ChatGPT may promote learners’ dependence on technology and potentially trigger “metacognitive laziness”

fashion production comprises 10% of total global carbon emissions, as much as the emissions generated by the European Union

Inside the world of medieval espionage

House that looks like Hitler has gone up for rent [2016]

Everyone Who Has Ever Been to Space, howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com

every day the same again | January 21st, 2025