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Scientists have made a major breakthrough in reproductive biology. According to CNN, researchers in Japan have successfully created a litter of mice with two biological fathers. Experts said the first-of-its-kind development could open new avenues in fertility research for a wide range of species, including humans. The team, led by Osaka University biology professor Katsuhiko Hayashi, outlined their work in a […]
Sir Mix-A-Lot is getting into the NFT space. For National Colon Cancer Awareness Month, which is in March, and ahead of the 30th anniversary of his May 1992 hit “Baby Got Back,” the rapper partnered with developer META-X Studios. His first NFT collection, Bit Butts, is a way to raise money to fight colorectal cancer. “When the team at […]
A new report from the federal government, released Tuesday, details the increasing concerns surrounding the threat of terrorism from men often referred to as “involuntary celibates,” i.e. incels. Per CBS News, the report was spurred by an investigation into the red flag moments that preceded a fatal shooting at a Florida yoga studio in 2018. […]
Owning a pet can potentially delay memory loss and cognitive decline, a new study has found. As CNBC shares, the preliminary study by University of Michigan researchers was released Wednesday and links pet ownership with five or more years of delayed brain aging for those around 65 years old. “Prior studies have suggested that the human-animal […]
A woman has been cured of HIV using a new transplant method, marking the third person to be cured, according to the New York Times. The method involves umbilical cord blood, which is more widely available than adult stem cells and doesn’t need to be matched as closely to the recipient. Researchers spoke about the method at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic […]
News of the “study finds” variety is, at best, a speculative experience we’d surely all be better off with much less of in our lives. The risk of (even unintentionally) parroting a misleading and/or over-condensed interpretation of something that should be presented in the most nuanced manner possible is often quite high, particularly in the […]
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act is being debated this week in the Senate that would establish an office focused on the investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), a.k.a. UFOs. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York spoke with Politico on Wednesday about the bipartisan proposal, noting that she finds it “fairly concerning” that […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets New findings published in the British Journal of Dermatology appear to shed some light on the mysterious chilblain-like lesions known […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced Monday that the estate of Henrietta Lacks has filed a lawsuit against Thermo Fisher […]
Researchers have found that local wildlife was impacted by public urination that contained traces of drugs at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival. BBC reports dangerously high levels of cocaine and MDMA were found in the Whitelake River, which runs adjacent to the festival’s Somerset, United Kingdom location. According to researchers, the finding could hinder conservation efforts of rare European eels that are located […]
