Hacker News with Generative AI: Science

Safe Place for Science: French University Ready to Welcome American Scientists (univ-amu.fr)
At a time when academic freedom is sometimes called into question, Aix-Marseille Université is launching the Safe Place For Science program, offering a safe and stimulating environment for scientists wishing to pursue their research in complete freedom.
Science, Academia, Research, Immigration
17 points by Geekette 5 hours ago | 7 comments
China aims to recruit top US scientists as Trump tries to kill the CHIPS Act (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, Donald Trump finally made it clear to Congress that he wants to kill the CHIPS and Science Act—a $280 billion bipartisan law Joe Biden signed in 2022 to bring more semiconductor manufacturing into the US and put the country at the forefront of research and innovation.
Politics, Science, Technology, Semiconductor Industry
14 points by rbanffy 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Vagina Museum answers Reddit post: Can a clitoris be trained to read Braille? (masto.ai)
Sexuality, Science, Museums, Reddit
6 points by lhoff 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Scientists discover new part of the immune system (bbc.com)
A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics, scientists have said.
Science, Medicine, Immunology, Antibiotics
21 points by throw0101d 7 hours ago | 3 comments
The first images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males (cbc.ca)
Two male humpback whales are seen mating off the coast of Hawaii in 2022 in what scientists say is the first documented instance of humpback sex.
Animal Behavior, Science, Marine Biology, Whales
5 points by geox 10 hours ago | 0 comments
Do We Age Steadily, or in Bursts? (nytimes.com)
New technologies are giving scientists a better understanding of how the process actually works.
Aging, Science, Biology, Technology
13 points by mooreds 13 hours ago | 4 comments
Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading (bbc.com)
Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading.
Cancer, Medicine, Science, Healthcare
140 points by SirLJ 15 hours ago | 73 comments
Scientists discover new part of the immune system - potential for antibiotics (bbc.co.uk)
A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics, scientists have said.
Science, Medicine, Immunology, Antibiotics
7 points by b800h 19 hours ago | 1 comments
A 'Third State' Between Life and Death That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious (popularmechanics.com)
A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something wholly unexpected.
Biology, Consciousness, Death, Science
13 points by rolph 1 day ago | 2 comments
Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow. (popularmechanics.com)
A study out of Japan showed how targeting genes can regrow teeth in animals. Now, the team has turned to a human clinical trial. By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready to grow as needed.
Science, Dentistry, Genetics, Biology
52 points by bookofjoe 1 day ago | 13 comments
NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission (nasa.gov)
The farthest-flung human-made objects will be able to take their science-gathering even farther, thanks to these energy-conserving measures.
Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager, Technology, Science
71 points by sohkamyung 1 day ago | 23 comments
Emmy Noether: the genius who taught Einstein (prospectmagazine.co.uk)
Emmy Noether is responsible for an idea so important that it ranks alongside Charles Darwin’s concept of evolution by natural selection as a central and unifying principle in science.
Science, Mathematics, History, Physics
24 points by leephillips 1 day ago | 0 comments
Bio science lab in home for brain and body was launched in indiegogo (indiegogo.com)
Indiegogo is committed to accessibility.
Biotechnology, Crowdfunding, Science, DIY
12 points by leisanrain 1 day ago | 0 comments
Aspirin prevents metastasis by limiting TXA2 suppression of T cell immunity (nature.com)
Metastasis is the spread of cancer cells from primary tumours to distant organs and is the cause of 90% of cancer deaths globally1,2.
Cancer, Medicine, Science, Immunity
12 points by gnabgib 1 day ago | 1 comments
Problematic Paper Screener: Trawling for Fraud in the Scientific Literature (theconversation.com)
The Problematic Paper Screener trawls through 130 million scholarly papers every week looking for telltale signs that papers were produced by paper mills.
Science, Research, Fraud, Artificial Intelligence
5 points by turtleyacht 2 days ago | 0 comments
"Wooly mice" a test run for mammoth gene editing (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is calling wooly mice, which have long fur reminiscent of the woolly mammoth.
Genetics, Extinction, Animals, Science
5 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 0 comments
Men with higher-quality sperm live longer, study finds (theguardian.com)
Sperm may be the canaries in the coalmine for male health, according to research that reveals men with higher-quality semen live longer.
Health, Science, Biology, Genetics, Men's Health
7 points by c420 2 days ago | 0 comments
What Rosalind Franklin contributed to the discovery of DNA's structure (nature.com)
Chemist Rosalind Franklin independently grasped how DNA’s structure could specify proteins.
Science, Biology, DNA, History, Chemistry
4 points by jyscao 2 days ago | 0 comments
There's little proof flossing protects your teeth or gums (2016) (today.com)
It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities.
Health, Dentistry, Science
20 points by Fervicus 2 days ago | 24 comments
The Imaginary Engineer – Karl Hans Janke's Flights of Fancy (cabinetmagazine.org)
During a slide lecture in 1970, Karl Hans Janke laid out for the audience his radical vision for producing infinite quantities of energy.
Science, Engineering, Art, History
24 points by areoform 2 days ago | 9 comments
Measles Doesn't Just Make You Sick. It Resets Your Immune System (zmescience.com)
Measles doesn’t just cause a rash—it erases immune memory, leaving survivors vulnerable for years.
Health, Immunology, Measles, Science
7 points by Brajeshwar 2 days ago | 0 comments
Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers (biomedcentral.com)
We aim to study the potential association between tattoo ink exposure and development of certain types of cancers in the recently established Danish Twin Tattoo Cohort.
Health, Science, Cancer, Tattooing
81 points by achristmascarl 3 days ago | 51 comments
What a crab sees before it gets eaten by a cuttlefish (nytimes.com)
Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their prey.
Science, Animals, Camouflage, Predators, Prey
201 points by gk1 3 days ago | 66 comments
Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice (theguardian.com)
A plan to revive the mammoth is on track, scientists have said after creating a new species: the woolly mouse.
Science, Genetics, Extinction, Animals, Biology
15 points by n1b0m 3 days ago | 2 comments
The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades (ieee.org)
In the mid-18th century, Benjamin Franklin helped elucidate the nature of lightning and endorsed the protective value of lightning rods. And yet, a hundred years later, much of the public remained unconvinced. As a result, lightning continued to strike church steeples, ship masts, and other tall structures, causing severe damage.
History, Science, Lightning, Ships
5 points by sohkamyung 3 days ago | 1 comments
A protein from tardigrades may help cancer patients tolerate radiation therapy (news.mit.edu)
Drawing inspiration from a tiny organism that can withstand huge amounts of radiation, researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Iowa have developed a new strategy that may protect patients from this kind of damage.
Cancer, Radiation Therapy, Science, Biology
5 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk sparks crisis talks at UK's elite Royal Society (bbc.co.uk)
Behind the imposing doors of the world's oldest scientific academy, the Royal Society, confidential talks have been taking place.
Elon Musk, Royal Society, Science, Crisis Talks, UK
20 points by rwmj 3 days ago | 2 comments
Effect of chewing hard material on enhancing cognitive function (frontiersin.org)
Chewing moderately hard material elevates brain antioxidant levels such as GSH, potentially influencing cognitive function.
Cognitive Function, Neuroscience, Health, Science
39 points by _DeadFred_ 3 days ago | 66 comments
First flat telescope lens that captures color, detecting light from stars (phys.org)
For centuries, lenses have worked the same way: curved glass or plastic bending light to bring images into focus. But traditional lenses have a major drawback—the more powerful they need to be, the bulkier and heavier they become.
Astronomy, Optics, Science, Technology
87 points by wglb 3 days ago | 25 comments
As China sweeps top spots, chemistry seems to be dying in the US (scmp.com)
There is a seismic shift happening in global scientific leadership: China is cementing its dominance in chemistry research, while Western institutions are facing cutbacks.
Science, China, Chemistry, Research, United States
9 points by akyuu 4 days ago | 1 comments