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Scientists create mice with cells from 2 males for 1st time

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

For the first time, scientists have created baby mice from two males. This raises the distant possibility of using the same technique for people – although experts caution that very few mouse embryos developed into live mouse pups and no one knows whether it would work for humans. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Still, “It’s a very clever strategy," said Diana Laird, a stem cell and reproductive expert at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not involved in the research. "It’s an important step in both stem cell and reproductive biology.” Scientists described their work in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. First, they took skin cells from the tails of male mice and transformed them into “induced pluripotent stem cells,” which can develop into many different types of cells or tissues. Then, through a process that involved growing them and treating them with a drug, they converted male mou...

James Gunn to direct 'Superman: Legacy,' aiming for 2025

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

James Gunn is directing a Superman film. “Superman: Legacy,” which Gunn also wrote, is also set for July 11, 2025, he and his co-chair and fellow CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran announced Wednesday. The film, Gunn said, deals with the superhero's journey to make sense of both his aristocratic Kryptonian heritage and his small town, midwestern upbringing as Clark Kent. Get all of the latest news, weather, sports, and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The legacy of Superman has been somewhat fraught recently. In October, Henry Cavill announced that he would be returning to the role starting with a cameo in “Black Adam." Two months later, though, Cavill was back on social media with the news that he was out. “This news isn’t the easiest, but that’s life,” Cavill wrote. “The changing of the guard is something that happens. I respect that. James and Peter have a universe to build.”Gunn and Safran were announced as the new DC leaders just a few days after “Black Adam” opened i...

Undercover: Humane Society releases results of Illinois coyote-killing contest

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) on Wednesday released what officials call the "shocking results" of a February 2023 undercover investigation at Nuggets Night Vision Coyote Hunt, a wildlife-killing contest in Mendon, Illinois.According to the HSUS, similar hunts take place in the Quad-Cities region (for a list of communities, see "Background" below.) The HSUS investigator attended the weigh-in event that followed the 45-hour killing period, during which roughly 86 participants gunned down at least 405 coyotes. At the weigh-in, participants gathered to compete for $15,000 in prize money and celebrate among piles of dead coyotes, the investigator said.The HSUS investigator revealed that prizes were awarded to teams that killed the most, the heaviest and the smallest coyotes at just 17 pounds. The three-man team crowned champion for “most coyotes” slaughtered 49 coyotes, with second place bringing in 27 coyotes. The contest was organized by Nuggets Night Vision, a manufac...

Colorado snow totals for March 16, 2023

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for March 16, 2023, as of 7 a.m. Thursday:Battle Creek Camp, CO — 4 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Bottle Creek Camp, CO — 9.6 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Ene Nash Fork Campgroun, CO — 4.8 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Hog Park Campgrou, CO — 6 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Hog Park Reservoir, CO — 12 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Jack Creek Campgro, CO — 9 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Rye, CO — 4 inches at 6:42 a.m. MDTSawpit, CO — 2.3 inches at 10:26 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Sugar Loaf Campgr, CO — 6 inches at 12 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023Vallecito, CO — 4 inches at 5 p.m. MDT – 3/15/2023

Newsom to start California tour with homelessness proposal

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce plans Thursday to build 1,200 small homes across the state as part of an effort to help house the nation's largest homeless population and to address an issue that has persistently plagued the state during his time in office.The announcement, confirmed by the governor's office, will come in Sacramento on the first stop of Newsom's planned four-city tour, during which major policy announcements are expected on housing, health care and public safety. The tour is replacing the governor's traditional State of the State address.Newsom dedicated his 2020 State of the State speech to homelessness, calling it a “ disgrace ” in a land of so much wealth. California, home to nearly 40 million people, has nearly one-third of the nation's homeless population, and their numbers are growing much faster than in other states, according to an analysis of federal data by the Public Policy Institute of California. A homeless encampment lines a sidewalk in Los ...

Southern California's wet winter: Look up seasonal rainfall totals for your area

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

If you, like many Southern Californians, are wondering exactly how much rain you have received in your neighborhood throughout this extraordinarily wet winter, there is a way.The Ventura County Public Works Agency has an interactive map showing season-to-date rainfall totals for dozens of locations throughout metropolitan Los Angeles, including the City of L.A., Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and sections of Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.Season-to-date rain totals map. (Ventura County Public Works). Including the latest storm to hit the region this week, rain totals since the start of the water year on Oct. 1, 2022, have exceeded two feet in many locations. Some cities have even received over three feet of rainfall.Season-to-date rainfall totals (Courtesy: Ventura County Public Works):Acton = 10.36”Alhambra = 31.62”Altadena = 36.45”Beaumont = 21.64”Bel Air = 31.28”Buena Park = 22.19”Burbank = 24.87”Cajon Pass = 34.55”Calabasas = 25.59”Camarillo = 18.98”Chino ...

Does CBD Oil Work For Hangovers?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

View the original article about If CBD Oil Works For Hangovers at Use Legal CBD.It’s probably not a good idea to think of CBD as a hangover cure. However, CBD may help improve some hangover effects. With regard to treating a variety of conditions, including chronic pain and anxiety, CBD has a well-deserved reputation. As a potential cure for hangovers, CBD oil has recently gotten some attention. The primary culprit behind hangovers is alcohol. Numerous health issues are brought on by alcohol consumption. Acetaldehyde is a chemical that plays a key role in the hangover process.A number of different chemicals, including acetaldehyde, are created when you consume alcohol. Aldehydes are a group of chemicals that this substance belongs to. The human body gets poisoned by this toxin, which is quite reactive. Because it reacts quickly, it takes a lot of chemical reactions to effectively break it down and eliminate it. While this is happening, your body must direct resources and energy to t...

Him Again: Ville Valo is back with a solo project and familiar sound

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

Him Again: There was a period in the mid-naughts when Finnish gothic rock band HIM broke, and it felt like people basically melted. Every human being who was attracted to men, and a few who previously didn’t know that they were, seemed to gush over impossibly charismatic frontman Ville Valo and the music that he and his band tagged “love metal.”The band was about more than a handsome goth frontman though, that “love metal” was really a contemporary take on poetic goth, with some crunchy riffs. It was sweeter than bands such as Paradise Lost or Type O Negative that were floating around at the time, but heavier than old vamp faves like Bauhaus and the Mission. When Kat Von D and Jackass’ Bam Margera publicly professed their love for HIM, it all clicked.Valo rode that wave with his bandmates for a while. 2013’s Tears on Tape was HIM’s eighth and final studio album, a full decade ago now. Valo has been keeping busy between that and Neon Noir, his new solo album (released under the monik...

Bay Bridge commute a mess after deadly crash, crisis situation

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Commuters trying to cross the Bay Bridge from the East Bay into San Francisco found traffic at a crawl early Thursday after a two separate incidents hours apart, one of them a crash that killed two people, the California Highway Patrol said.At 6:30 a.m., the two far right lanes of the westbound direction on Interstate 80 of the bridge were closed, because a person on the upper deck of the bridge was in distress, according to the agency.The CHP said just after 6:30 that the crisis situation had been resolved. They had no other details.The crash happened about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, just east of Treasure Island, also on the upper deck, the CHP said. That crash involved a big rig and another vehicle, they said.There was no information available immediately on the two people who died in the wreck.The fatal crash and the crisis situation were not believed to be related, the CHP said.The commute from the bridge’s toll plaza into the city was taking approximately...

Builders break ground on Saratoga’s Quito Village housing development

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:30 GMT

Builders have broken ground on Quito Village in Saratoga, kicking off the first phase of the controversial housing development.The mixed-use center, located on Cox Avenue between Paseo Presada and Saratoga Avenue, is slated to have 17 buildings with more than 90 new housing units and 5,000 square feet of commercial space.The city of Saratoga issued building permits for 63 of the 90 townhomes to be built on site, which include both for sale and rental units in 17 buildings. About 10% of the 90 units would be affordable housing for very low-income households.Developer Pulte Homes purchased the vast majority of Quito Village from Sand Hill Property for $5.4 million last September. Sand Hill originally purchased the site in 2013 for $20.9 million.Bill Sadler, division director for Pulte Homes, said the homes are slated to be open for sale in June, with closing dates falling in September or October.Sand Hill used Senate Bill 35, a law meant to streamline development in cities not meeting...