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A new gene drive blocks malaria in generations of mosquitoes. The post These Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Malaria appeared first on SingularityHub.

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A large-scale analysis of health records reveals that subtle signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may appear more than a decade before diagnosis. People who eventually develop MS began increasing healthcare visits--especiall...

A decade after an overlooked discovery, researchers now confirm that the hormone leptin can reverse diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) even without insulin. The brain, misled by low leptin into thinking the body lacks fuel, tri...

Empathy isn't just innate -- it can be trained by associating another person's happiness with personal rewards. In this study, participants observed a character experiencing good and bad moments, which were paired with g...

The tendency for AIs to give misleading answers may be in part down to certain training techniques, which encourage models to prioritise perceived helpfulness over accuracy

At least 300,000 men died during Napoleon's retreat from Russia - now the latest genetic techniques have identified two pathogens that may have contributed to some of the deaths

The technological singularity -- the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence -- is coming. But will it usher in humanity's salvation, or lead to its downfall?

A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

New research reveals that murder-suicide incidents in the U.S. are more frequent than previously documented, with an average of 820 related deaths per year. Most incidents involve current or former intimate partners, and...

The ultrafast placement of an electron in a polar liquid generates collective molecular vibrations in a spherical nano-volume. The vibrations change the diameter of this sphere periodically for more than 100 picoseconds.

A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. The...

A new study reveals that astrocyte-derived GABA, not neuronal activity, plays a central role in PTSD by impairing the brain's ability to extinguish traumatic memories. Researchers found this excess GABA originates from t...

Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping out of faults on the...

Neuromorphic cameras, which only record data when a pixel's brightness changes, may be advantageous for capturing extremely bright and dim objects in the same image and tracking fast-moving objects

Neutrinos are fundamental particles characterized by no electric charge and very small masses, which are known to interact with other matter via the weak force or gravity. While these particles have been the focus of num...

Researchers have mapped out the neural pathway that humans use to perceive cool temperatures and found that it's separate from the one for sensing heat.

The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Adam Roberts's novel Lake of Darkness. Some of us loved it - but some of us weren't so sure about this far-future set slice of hard science fiction

Alex Foster, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Circular Motion, on imagining a world that is spinning ever faster

In this passage from the opening of Circular Motion, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our protagonist boards a vessel which can circle the world in a matter of hours - with dangerous consequences for the ...

When people were randomised to receive either a placebo or Ozempic, they became biologically younger with the latter drug