Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 54
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing – until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 50
UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March
Volker Turk warns of surge in Iran executions to suppress dissent after January uprising.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Netanyahu tells High Court there are no grounds to fire Ben-Gvir
Netanyahu told the High Court that neither legal nor administrative grounds justify dismissing Ben-Gvir amid stalled talks over police interference.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
WATCH: Herzl's grandparents' remains are buried in Israel after decades in Belgrade
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, and several other top officials were present at the ceremony to receive and bury the remains.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Four people injured in London stabbing attack, female suspect arrested, UK police say
The victims, all men aged 34-52, have been transported to a hospital, Sky News reported, citing the London Ambulance Service.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
IDF begins precise strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon after issuing evacuation warning
Prior to the strikes, the IDF issued an evacuation warning for civilians present in the targeted areas for the first time since June.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Hormuz agreement requires ships to coordinate with Iran while on Omani side, sources tell 'Post'
Negotiations regarding a permanent solution for the Hormuz are set to continue during the period of the agreement, as well as nuclear talks.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meet Fusion Forward Competition Juror Michelle Lee, Partner at IDEO San Francisco
As a Partner and Executive Managing Director at IDEO San Francisco , Michelle Lee leads multidisciplinary teams of researchers, designers, and engineers across sectors ranging from healthcare and workplace culture to responsible digital design and the circular economy.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
U.S. Government Bans Foreign-Made Robots
Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty: UBTECH's U1 companion robots. Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W . Hyundai's parking robots .
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Pumas make roads safer for drivers by changing prey behavior patterns
Living among large predatory carnivores could actually make you safer. A study published in the journal Current Biology found that pumas—wild cats also known as mountain lions, cougars or panthers—change deer behavior, leading to fewer collisions with cars on roadways.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Turning one of the world's most difficult plastics into premium lubricant
Virginia Tech chemist and chemical engineer Guoliang "Greg" Liu and his lab have developed a process that converts the plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into polyalphaolefin, a key component in lubricants such as engine oil. Published Aug.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Tiny vortices discovered on the sun's surface
S. S. have made a discovery in solar physics.
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Science & Climate/Europe/Signal 40
Most-detailed-ever image of sun reveals roiling waves for first time
Remarkable images of the sun show vortices on its surface that have never been seen before because they are so small