Genetic “superheroes” survive despite mutations
A Seattle scientist reports a study of 589,306 people finding 13 individuals who survived to adulthood despite mutations linked to eight serious childhood diseases. The team sourced data from 12 studies including 23andMe and screened 874 genes for fully penetrant mutations. Further contact with the subjects was not possible due to consent gaps.
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Robots texting to become mainstream
SAN FRANCISCO The robots are coming to help run your life or sell you stuff at an online texting service near you In coming months users of Facebook's Messenger app Microsoft's Skype and Canada's Kik can expect to find new automated assistants offering information and services at a variety of businesses These messaging chatbots are basically software that can conduct human like conversation and do simple jobs once reserved for people Google and other companies are reportedly working on similar ideas In Asia software butlers already are part of the landscape Washington DC attorney Samantha Guo said she was amazed at how extensively her friends used bots on WeChat to pay for meals order movie tickets and even send gifts Online messaging has become routine for most people Michael Wolf a media and technology consultant said messaging services are now growing faster than traditional online platforms such as Facebook or Twitter Experts say messaging bots can handle a wider range of tasks than apps because bots recognize a variety of spoken or typed phrases Reaching a chatbot can be as simple as clicking a link in an online ad or scanning a bar code.
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Weather Service to end all caps forecasts May 11
The National Weather Service will stop using all capital letters in forecasts starting May 11, 2026, switching to mixed case except in extremely dangerous situations. Spokeswoman Susan Buchanan notes earlier limits from equipment required all caps in 1849.
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SpaceX lands first stage on sea barge marks reuse milestone
SpaceX achieved a sea landing of its Falcon 9 first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic during a Dragon mission to the ISS. Elon Musk said a relaunch could occur as early as June, aiming for rapid reuse and lower costs for future launches and Mars missions.
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