What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker’s death

What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker's death

U.S. and global health officials are calling on Russia to share more information after Russian media reports said a scientist at an infectious disease research center in Siberia died after possibly contracting plague during a laboratory accident. The reports have caused concern, even as the World Health Organization says “the public health risk to the … Read more

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

A top Democratic lawmaker is seeking information about Jared Kushner’s financial investments following a CNN investigation last week that found his private equity firm is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company that backs companies involved in Israel’s military campaigns. Rep. Robert Garcia, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to Kushner’s … Read more

Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay

Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay

Last year, we reported on gameplay details and screens for The Initiative’s Perfect Dark reboot, which was unfortunately canceled by Microsoft. Today. We find out more about the project and its actual gameplay. We see the weapons in action and even see new areas that, as far as we know, have not been seen before. … Read more

Dan Campbell gets passionate about offense ‘mediocrity,’ defensive fixes

Dan Campbell gets passionate about offense ‘mediocrity,’ defensive fixes

You could hear the passion in Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell’s voice Tuesday morning as he faced another barrage of questions about the team’s lackluster start to the season, this time courtesy of John Jansen and Jim Costa, the hosts of 97.1 The Ticket morning show. As the interview progressed, Campbell became increasingly passionate with … Read more

Bacteria regulate collective behaviour by mechanosensing cell–cell collisions

Bacteria regulate collective behaviour by mechanosensing cell–cell collisions

Bacterial strainsAll strains and plasmids used in this study are listed in Supplementary Table 1. Gene deletions were constructed by two-step allelic exchange54 following published protocols15. Plasmids were constructed using standard Gibson assembly55 and introduced into P. aeruginosa cells by electroporation. Bacteria were then grown in SOC medium (Corning) for 1 h at 37 °C at 210 … Read more