What an interesting story to read! It's one of those things you sometimes wonder how we get to that and now we know :) )99% of a mice gene is shared with humans, and that's quite impressive, yet only 10% of the drugs tested only succeed in clinical trials - so the effort and result isn't matched. And yes, there's the ethical consideration of using mice, which is still quite controversial. But as we seen in previous #RBM editions, that paved the way for synthetic data and the way GenAI/AI is using that to predict success and test in "digital twins" their hypothesis without any harm. BTW, Asimov Press has a ton of great articles, if you're interested in science and biology.

Science is a beautiful thing, isn't it? :) So, expanding antibiotic resistance research to include environmental bacteria is an incredible step forward. It's incredible that these natural environments might "harbour" resistance genes that could eventually make their way into clinical settings. But, the impact of these environmental genes on human health is still questionable, and there’s a risk of spreading our focus too thin - and money too. At the end its the balance between the exploration of environmental reservoirs and ongoing clinical efforts, will be the key in creating a comprehensive strategy to combat antibiotic resistance - I think :)

Big Nostalgia Time!! I know that this #RBM audience still remembers what a payphone is, and some might used one when they were younger (lets say that...). Nowadays payphones are completely obsolete and it's good to see a project documenting them, so that future generations know at least what they were. It's both an outdated tech and system, product and clearly way to communicate, but back in the day they were everywhere. I still remember working at the postoffice and opening phone lines for people to make calls. This is of a cultural significance and shows its decline in modern times, but also provides a proper archive for this tech in communication history. If in London, check out the project telephone (Orelhão) booth at Trinity Buoy Wharf.

Lets channel our inner kid, shall we? :) We all remember Jurassic Park, right? So this is what dream - or nightmares - are made of. The Dinosaur Input Device was pivotal for that particular movie and it blended traditional puppeteering techniques with digital animation. It allowed for animators to create and capture more realistic movements for the movie, and it clearly advanced the visual effects industry. Unfortunately nowadays a lot of it is just digital, computer made, which is still great - don't take me wrong - but it isn't the same thing - is it? I wonder what would be the behind the scenes in the future; "and here we just put what we wanted in a prompt and seconds later we had the scene" :) As someone with an engineering degree, having devices over hand (animation) is always a struggle of the creator vs machine. That's why I still love everything Aardman studios do :)

Finally some geeky stuff! 13 kilobytes! 13!! That's an impressive feature to achieve! It's the beauty and simplicity coming together in a game design. Sometimes creativity thrives within constraints, right? I always love how ingenious we can be and this project and game clearly shows that; how to make the most of limited resources. It's exactly the same constraints we had back in the days and revives the spirit of classic game development, where every byte mattered. It's inspiring to see how much can be accomplished with so little - I'm repeating myself here, but 13Kb is amazing! Go check it out :)