Improving bone marrow transplants in mice to help fight disease

To study the immune system in human health and disease, scientists commonly use the genetic manipulation of mouse hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) as a powerful model system. These studies have been extremely valuable in the fight against a number of human diseases. However, the current procedures are complex, time-consuming, and expensive.

A Beautiful, High-Resolution Map of the Internet (2021)

The beginnings of the Internet were uncharted territory, especially before the days of graphic browsers. You had a number, you dialed up to a location. Certain locations were named after their host universities or government sites and that made sense in an old-school telephone exchange way. But the rest was just a vast ocean of …

Lyft has yet to disclose sexual assault incidents as cases grow

More than three years after ridehail companies Uber and Lyft first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents of sexual assault and abuse on their platforms, Lyft has yet to do so. Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers are now lining up for potential lawsuits over alleged incidents of this nature, plaintiff lawyers tell CNN Business.

Electric shock device boosts focus and energy in sleep deprived soldiers

A hand-held device could help reduce fatigue and improve multi-tasking abilities in sleep-deprived individuals by passing an electrical current to the vagus nerve through the skin of the neck, according to a paper published in Communications Biology. The vagus nerve has previously been associated with mood and wellbeing, and passes signals between the brain, digestive …