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Re:Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout on Thursday January 08, 2026 @02:42PM (#46545481)
The discussion about Starlink is interesting, but with only ~0.1% of the population having access, the real story is the 99.9% who are cut off right now. The asymmetry between those who can broadcast to the world and those who can't is staggering — and even among that 0.1%, many are too afraid to broadcast anything, knowing the risks.
The paper has a critical statistical flaw buried in the methods: when their gut RNA-seq data showed no significant changes after proper FDR correction for multiple testing, they simply abandoned the correction and used P≤0.01 instead. This is textbook p-hacking.

While the multi-organ approach is interesting, this reads more like a fishing expedition that found patterns in noise rather than robust biological findings.

Re:One-and-done HIV protection in infants on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @01:23PM (#44736989)
First author here. We solved a 30-year problem in gene therapy by leveraging neonatal immune tolerance. A single AAV vector injection encoding HIV antibodies achieved 89% success in newborns vs 33% in 2-year-olds, with protection lasting through adolescence. This could transform HIV prevention in regions where maintaining regular medical care is challenging. Happy to answer questions about the science or implications.
Re:Deep Research on Sunday February 02, 2025 @11:02PM (#42914823)
same here
Re:I've Acquired a New Superpower on Friday January 10, 2025 @04:41PM (#42660590)
Learned it from Magic Eye books too! But using it for spot-the-difference is way more practical - saves so much time compared to staring at two pictures. Kind of feels like having X-ray vision for finding differences
Re:Perplexity Labs Playground on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @09:03PM (#38704627)
Mistral-7b-instruct is OK
You mean 4 times a year…every 12 wks
Re:Find a Better Word for Your Writing on Friday July 15, 2022 @01:42PM (#32110814)
Find a synonym, antonym or a replacement for a short sentence with few words.
Re:How to improve my academic writing? on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @01:52PM (#24201833)
Nine Basic Ways to Improve Your Style in Academic Writing.