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Spidey Scents

Spiders have many legs, eyes, and “noses”. Researchers discovered how male spiders use wall-pore sensilla to detect odors.

• Wall-pore sensilla = hairs along the upper leg

• Present on most spider species

• But only on males

Males use their leg-nose-hairs to detect female pheromones for mating. Future research will determine how female olfactory systems work, and possibly uncover other scent-related spidey tasks. Hear me out…

Scratch-and-sniff webs???

Jelly Skelly

The future of bone repair could be jelly. Korea's Pohang University of Science and Technology developed a hydrogel that hardens into a bone-regenerating solid.

• Injects as gel, turns solid when exposed to light

• Enhances natural bone cell growth

• Potentially safer than bone-grafting alternatives

As the bone regrows, hydrogel biodegrades leaving only natural bone tissue. Great news for lab rats, though still pending human trials. Can’t wait for my doctor to ask if I’m gellin’.

Like Magellan, I’m sooo gellin’

genomeGPT

AI knows our cells better than we do. Columbia University developed a system that predicts gene activity in human cells.

• Trained on data from 1.3 million cells

• Identifies cellular “grammar” rules

• Like chatGPT for genomes

The system can predict long-term mutation effects and potentially aid in therapeutic discoveries. Next up, researchers will explore our genome’s “dark matter”, areas that don’t contain known protein-encoding genes. Sounds like a wild Magic School bus trip.

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Unnatural Selection

Last week: “How do elephants prefer to listen to music?”

Elephant-headphones now come with a self-charging trailer for hauling them around. Featuring a peanut basket and random U2 album.

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Elephant Headphones

It’s ok that elephant headphones are too big for st3v, he doesn’t even have ears! He’s just in it for the style.

In case you missed it: st3v celebrated the New Year with all his friends from 2024!

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