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Phys.org / Antimicrobial resistance risks from bacteria in 'Trojan horse' amoebae

Amoebae living in a creek in Mumbai are acting as a "Trojan horse," harboring and protecting multidrug resistant bacteria, according to new research.

Nov 24, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Canada measles outbreak shows that vigilance must not slip

The next outbreak of serious disease is merely "a plane ride away," public health officials have long warned. The current crop of measles cases in Canada proves that point.

Tech Xplore / Trump launches 'Genesis Mission' to speed AI-driven research

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / Robotics, AI, drones, and data analytics are shaping the future of the construction industry

Atlas, CU Denver's robotic dog, trotted in a crawlspace of the Anythink Nature Library construction site in Thornton last month, lights blinking as it maneuvered through tight, dark passageways. Back at the entrance, university ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Robotics
Phys.org / South Africa's G20 presidency: Diplomatic victory, but a weak final declaration

US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through diplomatic channels not to sign a communiqué. ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / The overview effect: Astronaut perspectives from 25 years in low Earth orbit

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / How brain tumors respond to low-nutrient environments

A new study led by Peter Mac Professor Louise Cheng on fruit-fly brains has uncovered how cells that form the brain's protective barrier can act as "gatekeepers" and slow down the growth of some brain tumors.

Nov 24, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Don't expect AI to disrupt Google's monopoly on search

In a recent episode of the podcast "Acquired," venture capitalists and hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal argued that the horrible roll-out of Google's Bard AI chatbot in February 2023—which led the company's stock to ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Internet
Medical Xpress / What can DMT psychedelic teach us about the sense of self?

When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with self-referential processes (alpha waves), ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories—new research

Since early chatbots were first conceived more than 50 years ago, they have become increasingly sophisticated—in large part, thanks to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Nov 24, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Lupus may be triggered by a common virus: New research

About 5 million people worldwide live with the autoimmune condition lupus. This condition can cause a range of symptoms, including tiredness, fever, joint pain and a characteristic butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Immunology
Tech Xplore / Social media can be understood as a role-playing game like Dungeons & Dragons

It's a cliché that any "geek" who knows how to program computers will also probably play Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D. If you need to find someone at work who can explain to you the latest episode of Stranger Things, then ...

Nov 24, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets