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Zebrafish microbiome model enhanced by simple trick

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of discovery in laboratory studies of host-microbe interactions, researchers report. The new findings by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are detailed in the

“Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support...

“Hackers say that they used Meta’s AI support chatbot to break into a host of high-profile Instagram profiles by asking the support bot to change the email address associated with the target account.” And the bot just went ahead and did it .

In Post-War Japan, the US Used Quiz Culture to Help...

In Post-War Japan, the US Used Quiz Culture to Help Democratize the Country . TV quiz shows “normalized participation, merit-based competition, and equal opportunity — values that contrasted sharply with the hierarchical structures [of] prewar Japan”.

Trump says Iran did not inform US it was ceasing negotiations

President Trump said Monday he was not aware that Iran decided to suspend talks with the United States over Israeli military advancements in Lebanon but seemed unfazed by the decision. “If they don’t want to talk, that’s OK with me,” Trump told NBC News. “I think it’s fine. I