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Mice that can stutter like humans may seem pretty striking. But what really renders researchers speechless is the enigmatic genetic glitch that causes stuttering.
Researchers led by Terra D. Barnes of Washington University discovered that their genetically-engineered mice stutter due to DNA defects in a humdrum “housekeeping” gene. This gene codes for...
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, in an Amnesty International ad that will be distributed by Adblock. (credit: Amnesty International via Mashable)
Users of the Adblock browser extension may see something today they're not used to when they surf the web: ads.
The ad-blocking giant, which claims to have 50 million users, will still remove advertisements from the web. But instead...
Seven years ago, Twitter began its rise to prominence by billing itself as a space where people could speak freely because nobody was censored. The company's rules enshrined this ideal, promising "we do not actively monitor and will not censor user content, except in limited circumstances." But in 2015 all of that changed.
There were changes in Twitter's rules here and there before 2015, usually to make...
