Deliberate slow growth could explain bacteria survival strategies

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are mostly harmless bacteria that live in the intestines of animals and humans. They are the most ...
Tech Times

AMD Helios Faces Nvidia Vera Rubin at July 23 Keynote: Memory Leads, Training Trails

AMD Advancing AI 2026 keynote on July 23 arrives as Cantor Fitzgerald raised AMD’s price target to $700 today. AMD Helios packs 31 TB of HBM4 memory versus Vera Rubin’s 20.7 TB — but trails Nvidia on ...
Technology Networks

Bacteria Trade Fast Growth for Survival Under Stress

A study shows Bacillus subtilis balances growth and survival by slowing growth under stress, increasing antibiotic tolerance. The findings challenge assumptions about bacterial behavior and may guide ...
Edutopia

Setting Up Constraints to Inspire Creative Thinking

One of my favorite STEM challenges—hands-on problem-based activities designed to build students’ critical thinking and ...
Quanta Magazine

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...
Education Week

Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here’s How

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...