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https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/climate/sperm-whale-birth-assistance.html

What this can be used for (I know nothing about this stuff just tracing supply chains here):

· On-skin electronics · Athletic wear · Fashion-tech · Phototherapy patches · Optogenetic implants · Pulse oximeters & biosensors · Proprioceptive skins · Active camouflage · 3D dashboards · Conformal lighting · Ultra-rollable devices

Paper blurb:

Lu, Z., Huang, J., Liang, Q. et al. Intrinsically stretchable organic light-emitting-diode with high brightness and stretchability via elastic-microphase-engineered emitter and dual-embedded electrode. Light Sci Appl 15, 182 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-026-02271-z

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• Received: 04 October 2025

• Revised: 12 February 2026

• Accepted: 05 March 2026

• Published: 25 March 2026

• Version of record: 25 March 2026

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-026-02271-z

For the first time in the world, antimatter is being transported by road at CERN in Geneva. The test carried out on Tuesday at the nuclear research centre is intended to prove that the antiparticles can be transported safely.

Intro:

In a major advance in genetics, scientists at Northwestern University have uncovered what researchers describe as a hidden second layer of human DNA. By mapping how the genome folds and shifts inside living cells, the team has revealed how the physical structure of DNA helps control gene activity.

The research, conducted with the 4D Nucleome Project and published in Nature, offers a new understanding of how genetic instructions operate beyond the DNA sequence itself.

Conclusion & research article link:

By linking DNA folding, chromatin loops, and gene regulation, the study provides a more complete picture of how genetic instructions function inside cells. Scientists report that this new perspective could lead to improved diagnostic tools and more precise therapies based on genomic structure.

The findings mark an important step toward understanding how this hidden second layer of DNA influences human health and disease.

For thousands of years, humans living high in the Argentinian Andes have relied on drinking water that would make most people deathly ill.