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AI trained to 'think' like human pathologists may be better at spotting cancer
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (862+ words) Researchers trained AI on how expert pathologists look for signs of cancer in patient samples, improving the algorithm's effectiveness. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that hunt for cancer may do a better job when they approach the analysis as if they…...
Infectious diseases will seed new ground as the planet warms — here's where they'll spread
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (886+ words) Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections. As the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate…...
1 million people's genes reveal the heritability of the Big Five personality traits??? and it's complicated
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (506+ words) A huge analysis probes the genetics of personality, finding that the trait is much less straightforward than physical attributes like eye color. The meta-analysis, published Sept. 2 in the journal Nature, is the largest of its kind ever attempted. The work…...
New map of a male fly central nervous system includes all 166,000 neurons — and enables direct comparisons to female fly brain
1+ week, 2+ day ago (518+ words) A new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them. A fruit fly's brain is roughly the size of a poppy seed — and yet that tiny package…...
Strange 'hobbit' species walked more like us than like 'Lucy,' hip bones reveal
2+ week, 1+ day ago (406+ words) Anthropologists studying the hip bones of Homo floresiensis have discovered that its pelvis was human-like, raising new questions about the origin of the enigmatic species. The tiny, now-extinct human relative known as a hobbit had an even more human-like body…...
Meet the scientists 3D printing corneas to restore people's vision, potentially filling a worldwide shortage of transplantable tissue
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1486+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains — they have a skewed 'sense of time"
3+ week, 3+ day ago (734+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Archeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...
Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
3+ week, 4+ day ago (778+ words) Rigorously fact-checked science, expert commentary and an ad-free experience built for those who want to go beyond the headlines No ads on any Live Science articles. No pop-ups. Full access to everything. Trusted, in-depth, pro-science features that are available only…...