• Science

    Modulation of antiviral response in fungi via RNA editing

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    The expression of symptoms of viral infections is a byproduct of complex virus-host molecular pathways. These remain largely unknown, especially in the case of fungus-virus pathogen systems. Fungal antiviral responses involve three known mechanisms: RNA interference (RNAi), a post-transcriptional mechanism that inhibits viral replication; transcriptional reprogramming; and recognition of self versus non-self, which limits cell-to-cell transmission of viruses within fungi. While many fungal viruses (mycoviruses) cause asymptomatic infections in their hosts, the mechanisms underlying the induction or suppression of symptoms are not well understood. Several genetic studies have attempted to explore the fungal factors involved in antiviral responses, but the…

  • Astrology

    Leo Good Days Calendar August 2025

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Leo Good Days Calendar for August 2025   The following calendar reveals the best days in August for love, attraction, recognition, and opportunities, both personal and professional, as well as the days when life may throw you some challenges. See also Leo Daily Horoscope and Leo Monthly Horoscope. Note: With these print and PDF functions, you can remove areas of the page you don’t want printed before finalizing. More Good Days Horoscope Calendars (for Different Signs): Select a SignAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAll Signs Legend How to Read the Calendar Good Days Calendars reveal days when the planets are harmonizing with your sign (the…

  • Science

    spaced repetition & Darwin’s golden rule – Mind Hacks

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Spaced repetition is a memory hack. We know that spacing out your study is more effective than cramming, but using an app you can tailor your own spaced repetition schedule, allowing you to efficiently create reliable memories for any material you like. Michael Nielsen, has a nice thread on his use of spaced repetition on twitter: The use of spaced repetition memory systems has changed my life over the past couple of years. Here’s a few things I’ve found helpful: — Michael Nielsen (@michael_nielsen) January 28, 2018 He covers how he chooses what to put into his review system, what…

  • Travel

    Where I Find the Best Travel Deals in 2025

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Finding the best travel deals is a matter of timing. A lot of people think travel is just expensive, but in reality, there are incredible deals happening all the time. They often don’t last too long, and you have to act quickly. That can sometimes be a problem when a deal requires jumping on a plane tomorrow (how many people can do that?). Fortunately, most deals are for months in the future, giving you ample time to plan your schedule. Often I will book a flight and then figure out my plans. Since you can usually cancel a flight within…

  • Online Deals

    4-Pack 6.3-Oz Colgate Max Fresh Whitening Toothpaste with Mini Strips (Clean Mint) at Amazon ($1.37 each)

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Amazon has 4-Pack 6.3-Oz Colgate Max Fresh Whitening Toothpaste with Mini Strips (Clean Mint) for $9.99 – $2 – 20% when you ‘clip’ coupons on product page – 5% when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $5.49 (see instructions below). Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders. Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal. Deal instructions: Go to 4-Pack 6.3-Oz Colgate Max Fresh Whitening Toothpaste with Mini Strips(Clean Mint) Select One-Time Purchase and ‘clip’ the $2 Off Coupon Select Subscribe & Save and ‘clip’ the 20% Off Coupon Check out with Subscribe & Save …

  • Astrology

    Virgo Good Days Calendar August 2025

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Virgo Good Days Calendar for August 2025 Below are August’s days of opportunity, love, challenge, attraction, reputation, good favor, business, and money for Virgo in calendar icon format. See also Virgo Daily Horoscopes and Virgo Monthly Horoscopes. Note: With these print and PDF functions, you can remove areas of the page you don’t want printed before finalizing. More Good Days Horoscope Calendars (for Different Signs): Select a SignAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAll Signs Legend About these calendars Generally, the more planet icons shown on any given calendar day, the better, as these bodies are currently harmonizing with your sign. For example, if the icons…

  • Science

    Paper with duplicated images retracted four months after concerns were raised – Retraction Watch

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    We write plenty of stories about lengthy investigations and long wait times for retractions. So we are always glad when we can highlight when journals act in a relatively timely fashion. The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, published by Wiley on behalf of Kaohsiung Hospital in Taiwan, seemed to exhibit some urgency after a sleuth raised concerns in December 2024 about a 2019 paper with problematic figures.  The sleuth, who has asked us to remain anonymous but goes by “Mitthyridium jungquilianum” on PubPeer, had pointed out similarities between the 2019 paper and another article by different authors, published in Oncotarget in…

  • Travel

    Picasso’s “Guernica”   – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Watching the recent events in Afghanistan unfold in the headlines, I’ve been thinking about how important it is to humanize far-away tragic events — and the unique ability of artists to do so.  Picasso’s monumental painting “Guernica” — more than 25 feet wide — is a powerful example of this. It’s not only a piece of art but a piece of history, capturing the horror of modern war in a modern style.  The painting (which has been recreated, in this photograph, on a wall in the Basque market town of Guernica itself) depicts a specific event. On April 26, 1937, Guernica was the target of the world’s first saturation aerial-bombing raid on civilians. Spain was in the midst of the…

  • Astrology

    Tarot Card of the Week (March 17 – 23, 2025): The Hanged Man

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    The Hanged Man is one of tarot’s most misunderstood cards, often triggering concern when it appears in readings. Yet this powerful image carries profound wisdom about the transformative potential of willing surrender and the illumination that comes through pausing our constant forward motion. Let’s explore the rich symbolism and timely guidance this card offers. The Essence of The Hanged Man In traditional tarot imagery, The Hanged Man depicts a figure suspended upside down from a T-shaped tree or wooden frame, typically hanging by one foot with the other leg crossed behind at the knee, forming a “4” shape. His hands…

  • Travel

    Q&A with Photographer Cengiz Yar

    May 25, 2025 - By 

    Documentary photographer Cengiz Yar discusses his nine-year project documenting Mosul and the so-called war on terror’s long-term effect on the northern Iraqi city This summer marked a decade since the fall of Mosul, when ISIS insurgents captured the city from Iraqi forces. What followed were years of brutal occupation, of war and destruction, as this ancient center of civilization became a battleground in the so-called global war on terror. The story of the city and its inhabitants during this fraught period, and of the era of reconstruction that followed, is the subject of This Alabaster Grave, a new book project…