Scientists edge closer to resurrecting extinct dodo bird - by using pigeon DNA

The dodo is one step closer to being resurrected thanks to a remarkable new genetic engineering experiment. Scientists have genetically "edited" chickens - which they could lay eggs containing the extinct bird. Colossal Biosciences, which just...

Scientists declare ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back extinct dodo

For the first time since it went extinct more than 300 years ago, the return of the dodo has edged closer to reality after scientists declared a breakthrough that could see the bird roam Mauritius once again. Colossal Biosciences, a biotech firm...

Science ScienceAlert Physicists Propose a 'Neutrino Laser' Straight Out of Science Fiction

MIT physicists have proposed a way to make a super sci-fi-sounding device: a neutrino 'laser,' which could help us probe the mysteries of the Universe. Neutrinos are the most abundant particles that have mass, but in a cruel irony, they're...

Texas messes with democracy: Gerrymandering is spinning out of control, but Congress can stop it

Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. The Texas gerrymander and the partisan war it has triggered signal an extraordinarily dangerous period for American democracy. Gerrymandering leads to less choice, less...

Physicists Propose a 'Neutrino Laser' Straight Out of Science Fiction

MIT physicists have proposed a way to make a super sci-fi-sounding device: a neutrino 'laser,' which could help us probe the mysteries of the Universe. Neutrinos are the most abundant particles that have mass, but in a cruel irony, they're...

New Zealand: Accelerating AI Research and Innovation for Growth

Hon Dr Shane Reti delivered a speech at the AI Summit that set out New Zealand’s evolving strategy to accelerate artificial intelligence research and innovation. Framed by the theme “Putting Intelligence in Our Hands”, the address highlighted how...

NZ invests NZD $70 million to boost AI research & innovation

The New Zealand Government has confirmed it will invest up to NZD $70 million over seven years in artificial intelligence research and development through the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology. The funding aims to support AI research,...

Techmediabreaks Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) Price Target Raised To $12 In Updated Litchfield Hills Research Report

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAI) , a leader in AI-powered defense and security solutions, is the subject of an updated research report from Litchfield Hills Research, which reaffirmed its Buy rating and raised...

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: Metrolink's wireless smart crossing technology

Here is a transcript from the episode: GJ: And welcome to the Infrastructure Technology Podcast. I'm Gavin Jenkins, senior managing editor of Roads and Bridges, and with me, as always, we have Brandon Lewis from Mass Transit. Associate editor. And...

Gold Network of East TX founder gives details of 11th annual East Texas Gold Run

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - This weekend’s ETX Gold Run is more than a race. It’s a day to rally around the childhood cancer community: to celebrate the survivors, encourage those still in the fight, and to honor the memory of friends we’ve lost....

Top Five Things In Texas That Feel Illegal, But Aren't

We've all been there, right? You do something that you feel must be breaking the law, and you spend the next few looking over your shoulder for the cops to show up. Have you ever done something and immediately asked yourself, "Is that legal in...

How a Texas refinery turns fat into ‘green’ jet fuel

A Texas refinery that supplies green fuel to US airlines has been purchasing animal fat from cattle raised on illegally cleared lands in the Amazon rainforest, according to a Reuters review of government tracking data, interviews and eyewitness...

‘Stupid’ extinct bird dodo may walk again after 300 years thanks to scientific breakthrough

“As dead as a dodo.” For centuries, that phrase has summed up the finality of extinction. The bird itself, a plump, flightless native of Mauritius, vanished in the 1600s, mocked by sailors as slow-witted and easy prey. Its very name may have come...

Buzzing backyards: Urban beekeeping takes off in Texas with improved A&M program, local Bee School

Bryan-College Station locals gather under a tree at First Baptist Church Bryan, fanning themselves with program folders to beat the heat. Eagerly donning white beekeeping suits, they crowd around an apiary while a volunteer reaches into the hive,...

Texas A&M AgriLife releases cover crop grazing guidance

Producers in the Southern Great Plains looking to boost soil health on their lands while earning added income from livestock grazing can now access new guidance from Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and...

Don’t ‘freak out’: Kissing bug disease isn’t pretty, but it isn’t much of threat in Texas, expert says

There is absolutely nothing romantic about the so-called kissing bug disease that has been making headlines lately. But there’s also not much that Texans should be afraid of. For the past few weeks, news outlets have been writing about Chagas...

Texas A&M researcher is revolutionizing medicine with 3D printing

Imagine a childhood in which all of your medications taste good, while simultaneously coming in the exact serving size you need — no wait times for the pharmacy to reformulate them, no adult-sized pills that must be tediously cut in half and no...

Career expo brings thousands of South Texas students to Robstown

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Thousands of students from across South Texas gathered at the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds on Wednesday for the You! Choose Career Expo, an event aimed at connecting young people with opportunities in the...

Texas company makes major breakthrough in de-extinction of dodo bird 300 years after it roamed Earth

Ya Dodon’t say? Scientists at a Texas-based company made a major breakthrough towards reviving the dodo bird nearly 300 years after extinction. Colossal Biosciences announced on Wednesday that researchers had, for the first time, successfully...

Scientists say dodo birds could roam again thanks to pigeon gene-editing

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas startup founded in 2021, has made a significant advancement in its efforts to bring back the dodo bird through de-extinction. ▶ LISTEN TO ORLANDO’S MORNING NEWS EXPRESS PODCAST ON WDBO The company successfully...