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The New Gods of Weather Can Make Rain on Demand—or So They Want You to Believe

In a gold-trimmed command center on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, scientists are seeking to wring moisture from desert skies. But will all their extravagant cloud-seeding tech—planes that sprinkle nanomaterials, lasers that scramble the atmosphere—really work at scale? https://www.wired.com/story/new-gods-weather-rain-cloud-seeding-emirates/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

During Pregnancy, the Placenta Hacks the Immune System to Protect the Fetus

Cells in the placenta have an unusual trick for activating gentle immune defenses and keeping them turned on when no infection is present. It involves crafting and deploying a fake virus. https://www.wired.com/story/during-pregnancy-the-placenta-hacks-the-immune-system-to-protect-the-fetus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing

Human cases keep ticking up, are very likely to be underreported, and offer the virus the opportunity to learn how to spread from person to person. https://www.wired.com/story/bird-flu-human-transmission-colorado-farms-poultry-usa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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