Live view of mysterious Parkinson’s protein points to new treatments

For around a decade, scientists researching Parkinson's disease have been probing a pathway involved in the way brain cells process energy, and now a mystery around the role of a particular protein has been solved thanks to a new live action view.

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FDA authorization of Merck COVID pill called “worst decision in its history”

The FDA issued emergency use authorization to a second oral COVID-19 treatment. Molnupiravir is not as effective as Pfizer’s recently approved COVID pill and experts are concerned the drug has the potential to generate new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Magnificent motorhomes and large camper vans of 2021

While 2021's record RV numbers have been capturing headlines in markets like North America and Europe, the story doesn't end there. The year has been as much about quality as quantity, with some truly jaw-dropping motorhome and large camper van debuts.

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Silenton brings selective noise cancellation to existing earbuds

While many earbuds now feature noise-cancelling technology, they typically block all noises, including people's voices. The Silenton device, however, is claimed to filter out most sounds while still allowing voices through to third-party earbuds.

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Schools of mollie fish “do the wave” to evade predators

We've all seen sports spectators performing "the wave," where people stand up then sit back down to simulate a wave moving through the stadium. Well, schools of mollies have been found to perform a similar action, in order to keep from being eaten.

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CES 2022 attendees scale back plans but keep plane tickets as Lenovo, T-Mobile, Twitter and Meta back out

Startups and other tech company leaders don't want to miss out on face-to-face networking and seeing new products live and in person. Image: Shutterstock/Markus Mainka IT professionals with in-person tickets…

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Grinch bots hijack all kinds of holiday shopping, from gift cards to hype drop sales

Kasada research finds that all-in-one bots are fooling cyberdefenses and automating the checkout process to snap up in-demand goods. Image: Shutterstock/Wooly the Creative Sheep All-in-one Grinch bots are working over…

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Think your code is pristine? These tech war stories suggest not

Commentary: Given these examples of extraordinarily "janky" code, it's a wonder organizations can function at all. Image: Shutterstock/fizkes Years ago Princeton CITP fellow Zeynep Tufekci bemoaned how we are "building…

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MIT-designed “flying saucer” may one day hover its way across the Moon

Although we may think of flying saucers as craft used by aliens in movies, MIT scientists are now proposing utilizing one of their own to explore the Moon. The vehicle would hover above the lunar surface via the force of electrostatic repulsion.

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