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A new study reveals how the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 interacts with Fragile X-related proteins, impacting its spread and suggesting increased vulnerability for individuals with Fragile X Syndrome. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers have found an unexpected connection between coronavirus and Fragile X Syndrome, which is the most common hereditary cause of intellectual disability.How does coronavirus spread through the body? A new study can help us answer that question. Professor Jakob Nilsson from the Novo Nordisk…

After pushing hard to liberate Tien Kwan from Automaton forces, Helldivers 2 players finally unlocked mechs in-game. These massive machines were highly anticipated because we all thought they’d revolutionize our efforts against the biggest and baddest enemies of Super Earth. Now they’re here, players can’t stop mocking them for how weak they are. Players discuss why mechs are so bad in Helldivers 2 A post on the Helldivers 2 Subreddit has, at the time of writing, over 800 comments, all discussing just how terrible mechs…

The small town of Ours is a haven for freed slaves. It’s tucked away in the woods a few miles north of St Louis, but it isn’t marked on the map and unwelcome visitors can’t reach it. That’s because the township of Ours is at least halfway enchanted, founded in the 1830s by Saint, an enigmatic “conjure woman”, and ringed by charmed stones that shield its rooftops from view. Every hostile traveller finds themselves turned about, circling back through the forest to the same clump of trees.Readers are at least provided with a…

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said Wednesday that a centralized artificial intelligence (AI) market with just a handful of models that financial actors rely on could lead to a fragile financial system.   Gensler, speaking in a virtual fireside chat hosted by Public Citizen, said he expects AI to tend toward centralization, likening it to the cloud provider and search engine markets.  “Count up on the fingers of one hand how many cloud providers we have in the US, and in even…

Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Journalists and readers love scoops. But sometimes it’s important to state the obvious. This week, I’m reminded that democracies are fragile but that technology can help. And also that crowdfunding isn’t always the best way to launch an innovative product. On a side note, this newsletter will be…

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, is threatening to investigate insurance companies that leave the state. Patronis blames “wokeness” for the moves,not rampant lawsuits or climate change. Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter KillerPatronis’ ire comes after Farmers Insurance announced that it would not renew certain existing policies in Florida earlier this month. This move will affect auto insurance, home insurance, and policies that cover both. The decision was made by leadership in…

Entrenched tensions will test Washington and Beijing’s resolve to move ahead. Entrenched tensions will test Washington and Beijing’s resolve to move ahead. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish…

Scientists are concerned after a recent study found that there has been a "dramatic" increase in skin disease in an endangered North American population of orcas, and they don't know why.In a recent study published in PLOS ONE, researchers studied a "strong increase" in skin lesions in the population of southern resident orcas from 2004 to 2016.The exact underlying cause of the skin disease – often in the form of gray patches and targets – is unclear, and the researchers are worried about the implications for the fragile…

When the cult singer-songwriter Nick Drake’s third album, Pink Moon, was released in 1972 many of his friends were horrified. Now held to be a stone-cold classic, it is a spare, beautiful sequence of songs, many of which lay bare its 24-year-old author’s inner tumult. Drake’s two previous albums, Five Leaves Left (1969) and Bryter Layter (1971), had sold poorly. Although he was an English singer-guitarist whose unconventional tunings and numinous lyrics set him apart, even in a crowded folk revival field, a chasm had…

Looking for a way to tell the world “I have more money than I know what to do with” that doesn’t involve buying and tanking a popular social media network? Caviar, a brand known for putting luxury before taste, has wrapped an iPhone 14 Pro Max in a case with 24K gold plating and encrusted it with a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watch. Congratulations,you’ve ruined two luxury devices.The iPhone SE Offers Almost Everything You Want In An iPhoneIf you’re not familiar with Caviar, you probably don’t live in a house that looks…