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New insights into the hidden dialogue between nerves and cancer open pathways for innovative treatments
Marek’s Disease: How Chicken Herpes Mutates
Marek’s disease, a deadly illness that infects chickens is causes by the herpes virus but was never given gain of function funding to try and see how it would infect mammals the way H5N1 and coronavirus were and does not make people sick.
Hank Campbell Wed, 08/05/2026 - 08:53 Categories Genetics & Molecular BiologyRice to lead $15 million Army Research center for next-generation sensing and communications
Like Blockbuster Movies? Thank Air Conditioning of 100 Years Ago
After yet another strike by highly-paid union members demanding even more money in 2024, and celebrity fatigue due to tedious political posturing, the movie industry has fallen so far California government began adding on to its $1.6 trillion debt by propping up anyone willing to film in the state.(1) Then along came a heat wave.
Hank Campbell Tue, 08/04/2026 - 11:07 Categories AnthropologySolitude Isn't Bad For Your Health But Loneliness Is
You can spend every day surrounded by other people and still feel lonely. You can also spend long periods alone without finding the experience distressing. That difference may help explain why loneliness affects health differently from social isolation.
The Conversation Tue, 08/04/2026 - 09:16 Categories PsychologyFrom x chromosome silencing to therapy: New strategies for treating x-linked disorders
Georgia Tech to lead National Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
AI-enabled measurements of ‘local brain aging’ offer detailed insights on dementia and more
You Can Love AI But Can AI Love You Back?
AI love is on the rise. It can provide joy and comfort. It can dissipate loneliness. Can AI love you back?
The Conversation Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:09 Categories Philosophy & EthicsSeance Spiritualism Of The Victorian Era Makes A 2020s Comeback
Modern spiritualism began as a religious movement in the 19th century. It promised to bring the living and dead together in conversation, usually through a medium – a person who claimed an ability to directly contact the deceased.
The Conversation Sat, 08/01/2026 - 12:49 Categories TechnologyData Centers Are Created Right Where Environmentalists Want Them To Be
A populist campaign has built up around data centers and their impact on rural areas but, like with claims that natural gas and coffee cause cancer, they are lawyer-driven rather than scientific.
Hank Campbell Sat, 08/01/2026 - 11:24 Categories TechnologyHospitals Should Stop Doing 3 Things To New Moms About Breastfeeding
In modern times, breastfeeding has become more culture war than health epidemiology. Activists have created nearly as much disinformation around infant formula as they have weedkillers and food coloring.
Hank Campbell Sat, 08/01/2026 - 08:48 Categories Public Health