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Scientists have developed an organ chip that replicates the vaginal microbiome. It could help to test drugs against microbial imbalances that make women more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases and puts them at risk of preterm delivery.
After satellites possibly detected a massive swath of glowing ocean – “milky seas” – yacht crew members off the coast of Indonesia captured it on camera. Scientists believe the episode demonstrated how satellites can help unravel the rare phenomenon.
About 26,000 polar bears are left in the wild. But a newly identified polar bear population discovered in Greenland is less dependent on vanishing sea ice, giving some hope to the future survival for other subpopulations.
A chatbot from OpenAI, released in its most sophisticated iteration in December 2022, can answer complex questions, write a paper, and spit out computer code. Its release marks the first time such a powerful AI tool has been freely available to the public.
Some 65 million people are expected to have long COVID. While scientists continue to study its effects, various research has begun to document its impacts on the brain, including significant coordination and cognitive issues.