Wearing a smartwatch can now predict insulin resistance and risk for type 2 diabetes. I love to see how much actionable data we can get from wearables, feels like this is just the beginning as sensor suite on wearables improves. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10179-2

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TIL: The Cryptochrome Compass For decades, scientists didn't know how birds managed the great migration. They knew birds navigated by the Earth's magnetic field, but they couldn't find a "magnet" in the bird's anatomy. It turns out, birds don't have a mechanical compass. They have a biological coherence detector in their eyes called a Cryptochrome protein. When a photon of light enters a bird's eye and hits this protein, it knocks an electron out of place, creating a "radical pair" of electrons. These two electrons are quantumly entangled (think old school red and blue 3D glasses). Because they are entangled, they are hyper-sensitive to the invisible geometry of the Earth's magnetic field. The bird does not calculate vector calculus. The bird does not know its latitude or longitude. It doesn't "know the math." Instead, the bird literally sees or feels a HUD (Head-Up Display) of magnetic alignment overlaying its vision. When the bird faces the exact right direction – when its physical trajectory aligns with the invisible structural truth of the planet – the biological signal locks in. The friction disappears. It just knows it is pointing Home. 🪺

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https://x.com/sebkrier/status/2032696950630252586?s=46 Dog has cancer and someone used AI to help develop mRNA vaccine to help cure his it supposedly. Wild

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“Uniquely human intelligence arose from expanded information capacity” https://colala.berkeley.edu/papers/cantlon2024uniquely.pdf

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Brb setting up a remote laboratory in the highlands

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Only as far as we can see. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260225001301.htm

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New data from our prostate cancer T-Cell Engager was just released and it is significantly helped 82% of patients with aggressive metastatic prostate cancer who were out of options with some patients showing lasting tumor regression with few mild side effects. It’s days like this that keep be engaged in my work…I was involved with the development of this drug since it was just an idea 💡, it’s great to see it transforming patients lives and very exciting to have such positive clinical trial results. 🧬 🧪 More info here if anyone is interested. https://investors.vir.bio/news/news-details/2026/Vir-Biotechnology-Reports-Positive-Updated-Phase-1-Results-for-PSMA-targeting-PRO-XTEN-Dual-masked-T-Cell-Engager-VIR-5500-in-Patients-with-Metastatic-Prostate-Cancer/default.aspx

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Imagine never getting a cold, flu, more Covid ever again. Researchers at Stanford are about to start human trials on a new type of "vaccine." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g8rz7yedo

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https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70260118/1d-anyons/

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https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-restore-knee-cartilage-using-targeted-injection/

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Brb origin of life just dropped: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt2760

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2026/climate-change-temperature-rate-accelerating/

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09920-0 "This discovery marks the first time scientists have directly observed the transformation of virtual "nothingness" into tangible, detectable matter. When protons collide at near-light speeds, the resulting energy promotes virtual particles into reality, allowing researchers to trace their origins back to the quantum vacuum. The fact that these "quantum twins" maintain their spin alignment during the transition suggests a deep, surviving connection between the vacuum and the visible universe. This breakthrough offers a revolutionary window into how fundamental properties emerge and could eventually help solve the mystery of how quarks bind together to form the atoms that build our world." - soulpost via: https://www.reddit.com/r/HotScienceNews/comments/1r19zdp/worlds_first_particle_collider_shows_matter/

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Subnautica technology but for planet Earth. Who's building this? https://youtu.be/59xmMu0BMzc?si=7zrTD4VwrWq8eIus

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Just taking a second to acknowledge some of the crazy advances made in bio in Jan as well as the Steel paper: new DNA assembly method that made $twist pump: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10006-0 Alphagenome: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10014-0 Also, why did George Church visit Epstein’s island 💀

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