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While using mRNA as medicine is new, mRNA has been inside you for your entire life. The cells in your body create mRNAs that serve as instructions to make specific proteins you need to function. Researchers can create new mRNAs to correct those instructions when they aren’t working. I am a molecular biologist who studies how cells control their mRNAs to make the proteins they need, a basic question of how life works at the cellular level. While most scientists studying mRNAs are not creating new drugs, this…

Standing at 6 feet 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall and weighing 300 pounds (136 kilograms), NASA's humanoid robot Valkyrie is an imposing figure. Valkyrie, named after a female figure in Norse mythology and being tested at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, is designed to operate in "degraded or damaged human-engineered environments," like areas hit by natural disasters, according to NASA.But robots like her could also one day operate in space. A humanoid robot resembles a person, typically with a torso, head,…

The institutional venture capital-backed startup ecosystem in India birthed its first public listing in the deep technology space in 2023 with aerial robotics firm Ideaforge, marking the steady increase in investor interest in high-tech innovation-focused companies.Deeptech is a term for businesses using advanced science and technology to find solutions for complicated problems across over a dozen sectors and spread across sub sectors such as space technology, electric vehicles, semiconductors, and cleantech.Elevate Your…

The evaluations' findings will then be shown in risk "scorecards" for OpenAI's frontier models, continually updated to reflect risk thresholds, including cybersecurity, persuasion, model autonomy, and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats), as seen in the image below.  OpenAIThe risk thresholds will be classified into four risk safety levels: low, medium, high, and critical. That score will then determine how the company should proceed with the model. Models that earn a post-mitigation score…

This photograph shows a Roman aqueduct that supplied water to Viminacium, a large Roman city. Credit: Carles Lalueza-Foz A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of the Balkan Peninsula during the first millennium of the common era, a time and place of profound demographic, cultural and linguistic change. The team has recovered…

Frontier Airlines will settle a federal lawsuit filed by five pilots who accused the Denver-based airline of discriminating against them during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Through the settlement, Frontier will allow pilots to pump breastmilk in the cockpit during noncritical phases of a flight and will update or comply with existing policies that impact pregnant and lactating employees. It is one of the first airlines to allow pilots to pump during flights, according to a Monday news release from the American Civil…

Elon Musk is keen to achieve what no business leader has done before, from mass-producing electric cars to developing reusable space rockets. Now he is blazing another trail most chief executives have avoided: the profane insult. The Tesla CEO told advertisers who have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to "Go f**k yourself!" in an interview on Wednesday. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIIT…

Charting the Final Frontier: Completing the #30DayMapChallenge journeyImage by authorAs the #30DayMapChallenge draws to a close, I am struck by the power of community and collaboration. Each day brought new themes, each theme brought new insights, and along the way, a tapestry of geo-visual stories emerged. The challenge was more than a test of skill; it was a celebration of shared knowledge and collective creativity.Reflecting on the #30DayMapChallenge:For me, the #30DayMapChallenge was more than just a commitment to…

In the digital age, where data is the lifeblood of organizations, the cloud has emerged as a game-changer, providing unparalleled agility, scalability, and accessibility. However, this transformative technology comes with its own set of challenges, chief among them being the imperative to fortify cloud security. This article takes a comprehensive look at the complexities of cloud security, examining the key considerations, best practices, and the evolving landscape of safeguarding data in the cloud. Understanding Cloud…

Photo: Robin Guess / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)At last, we get to the budget airlines which, in fairness, are a bit more open about how terrible they are. Like its cheapo competitors, Allegiant offers you an impressively low price that nets you a seat on a plane, period. “We collect $110 from you at the end of your trip,” CEO Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., put it plainly in a 2009 interview. “If I tried to charge you $110 up front, you wouldn’t pay it. But if I sell you a $75 ticket and you self-select the rest, you…