There is a certain kind of story about nature and our place in it that says all we experience, all we feel, is nothing but neural circuity. According to one thought experiment, if I were a smart enough doctor or computer scientist, I could put your brain in a vat, hook it up to a bunch of electrodes that enable some kind of simulation of the world, and you’d never know the difference. Fed the proper electrical stimulus, your brain would conjure up the exact same experiences as if you were...
Through years of engineering gene-editing systems, researchers have developed a suite of tools that enable the modification of genomes in living cells, akin to "genome surgery." These tools, including ones based on a natural system known as CRISPR/Cas9, offer enormous potential for addressing unmet clinical needs, underscored by the recent FDA approval of the first CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy.
Kissing bugs, or triatomine bugs, are the primary vector for Chagas disease, a major public health concern in Central and South America and even the southern United States. However, there aren't many good treatment options available, which means that to stop the spread of the potentially life-threatening disease, it's essential to control the organisms that carry the parasite.
ET Intelligence Group: A persistent decline in the share of funds domiciled in Mauritius in the overall foreign fund equity exposure over the past decade may limit choppiness in the Indian markets due to the amendment in the double taxation treaty with the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.The share of funds domiciled in Mauritius in the total FPI equity assets under management (AUM) dropped to 5.61% in March 2024 compared with 14.53% five years
Google is going to provide all users of Google Photos access to its AI-powered editing tools on the iPhone, and without requiring a subscription for most users. Google Photos tools Google's smartphones like the Pixel have benefited from intelligent AI-based features that can dramatically change a user's photographs. Now, Google is opening up the tools to more people, including iPhone users. In a Wednesday announcement, Google said it will be making a number of its AI-powered image...
Country singer Morgan Wallen was recently arrested on felony charges in Nashville.
Microsoft is introducing a unified Copilot experience in Visual Studio 17.10 that will combine the features of Copilot and Copilot Chat into one package. This version of Visual Studio is out in May.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that developers and home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new roads, schools, sewers and other public improvements. The justices said these “impact fees” may be unconstitutional if builders and developers are forced to pay an unfair share of the cost of public projects. Developers have contended that limiting California’s high fees would lead to the construction of more affordable new housing....
Nicole Giamundo welcomed twins Adalynn and Nora in 2014. In the hospital, each baby was put in a bassinet with their name on it. But Nicole said she and her husband may have accidentally switched the babies
Originally scheduled to launch this month, Braid, Anniversary Edition from Thekla, Inc. has been delayed to May 14th worldwide for … Continue reading "Puzzle Platformer ‘Braid, Anniversary Edition’ Has Been Pushed to May 14th for Mobile, Soft Launch Now Available via Netflix"
Bitcoin's upcoming halving is likely to impact miners and long-term holders differently, says Columbia professor.