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FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations

FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations Every spring, draft chatter once focused almost entirely on blue-blood programs such as Alabama or Ohio State. Today that narrative feels outdated. Championship rosters increasingly feature players who sharpened skills on modest Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) fields, developing technique rather than basking in

Two Trap Games that Georgia Tech Football Cannot Overlook This Season

While Georgia Tech Football did not face its usual gauntlet of a schedule last season, the Yellow Jackets are no strangers to playing tough schedules, usually among the toughest in the country. Georgia Tech is going to be playing 11 power conference opponents this season, with eight ACC opponents and a non-conference schedule that includes

“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself

(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out

How bacteria subvert plant immunity | Science

Science & Nature To prevent their detection, bacteria inhibit plant enzymes with a small molecule...Read MoreGeorgianna Pingree

Estuary bacteria offer hope for pollutant detoxification in saline waters

Science & Nature Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a strain of bacteria that can...

Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut uses nitrogen from breast milk to support baby’s health

A nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition and development...

Fungi and bacteria are binging on burned soil

UC Riverside researchers have identified tiny organisms that not only survive but thrive during the first year after a wildfire. The findings could help bring land back to life after fires that are increasing in both size and severity. Certain fungi thrive in a post-fire environment. (Sydney Glassman/UCR) The Holy Fire burned more than 23,000

Bacteria and fungi are the first to start rebuilding charred forests

A beefsteak fungus growing in a forest. Deposit PhotosThe remains of wildfires offer up a huge buffet of nutrients for certain microbes. The post Bacteria...

Engineered live bacteria suppress Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in mouse lung and dissolve endotracheal-tube biofilms

MainRespiratory diseases are among the top ten causes of death worldwide. Efforts to develop new therapeutics against respiratory tract infections are growing, especially given the mounting concern about antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the paucity of new antibiotics1. Moreover, antibiotic therapies eliminate beneficial lung microbes and can lead to the persistence of pathogenic, resistant strains2. Approximately 65–80%

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FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations

FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations Every spring, draft chatter once focused almost entirely on blue-blood programs such as Alabama or Ohio State. Today that narrative feels outdated. Championship rosters increasingly feature players who sharpened skills on modest Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) fields, developing technique rather than basking in

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While Georgia Tech Football did not face its usual gauntlet of a schedule last season, the Yellow Jackets are no strangers to playing tough schedules, usually among the toughest in the country. Georgia Tech is going to be playing 11 power conference opponents this season, with eight ACC opponents and a non-conference schedule that includes

“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself

(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out

Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US

The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns

Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it

Android phones have had curved displays for years and accepted the distortion as the price of aesthetics. Apple is spending two years and billions of supplier dollars to not accept it. Apple's all-screen iPhone 20 mockup Ice Universe / X Apple doesn’t ask its suppliers to build things. It tells them to, hands them a