The Drosophila fly evaluates quantities using visual neurons

2023-07-18 13:28:07 The Drosophila fly, a small insect of choice for scientific research, knows how to evaluate quantities of objects, confirmed a French team from the Brain Institute, by identifying the kind of neurons at work. The ability to perceive quantity-related information exists in many vertebrates and invertebrates, postdoctoral neuroscientist Mercedes Bengochea explained in a … Read more

Good Cakes and Bakes: Rebuilding Detroit in the Wake of the Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in US History

2023-07-18 10:02:23 “We have declared the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history! People didn’t understand why I was opening my bakery here,” says Good Cakes and Bakes co-owner April Anderson. Open in full screen mode The co-owner of Good Cakes and Bakes in Detroit, April Anderson, believes her business has helped rebuild the city of … Read more

Ababoined: A Poetic Revolt in 1950s Faubourg à m’lasse – André Forcier’s Latest Film

2023-07-17 18:14:57 The adjective “ababouiné” designates a sailboat stopped in the open sea due to a total absence of wind. It is also the name of the 16th feature film by Quebec director and screenwriter André Forcier, whose filming begins on Monday. four years later The forgotten flowers (2019), the director of Hot water, fretted … Read more

Last-Minute Lineup Change at Festival d’été de Québec: Meet Me at the Altar Replaced by Peanut Butter Sunday

2023-07-16 18:28:27 The pop punk group Meet Me at the Altar, which was to play as a curtain raiser at the Green Day show on Sunday at the Festival d’été de Québec, is withdrawing. It will be replaced by the Acadian punk group Peanut Butter Sunday. The Festival organization announced this change on Sunday, a … Read more

The Quebec tiktoker Pinkydoll conquers the web with her disconcerting videos

2023-07-16 15:08:56 In a TikTok live stream, a young woman with platinum blonde hair stares into the camera and holds a flat iron. Between the heating plates is a kernel of corn, ready to pop. Messages from the public scroll rapidly across the screen. The woman licks the air. Ice cream, so good, she exclaims … Read more

United Airlines and Pilots Union Reach Groundbreaking Contract Agreement with Up to 40% Salary Raise

2023-07-16 05:59:04 United Airlines and the union that represents its pilots said Saturday they reached an agreement on a contract that will raise pilots’ wages by up to 40% over four years. The union valued the deal at around US$10 billion. This follows more than four years of tumultuous negotiations that have included picketing and … Read more

Saskatchewan receives $1.7M from the federal government for its fight against chronic pain

2023-07-15 13:50:26 The federal government will provide a $1.7 million grant to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) for its complex chronic pain plan. The SHA works on programs to help people with chronic pain who are at risk or currently have opioid addiction or opioid use disorder due to medications they have taken to manage … Read more

Staff Shortage: Yukon Health Centers Temporarily Closing

2023-07-14 23:58:26 At health centers in Mayo, Pelly Crossing and Destruction Bay, Yukon, hours will be temporarily reduced or closed for a few days due to staffing shortages, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. . This recent reduction in services is of particular concern to Charles Eikland, an 85-year-old resident of Destruction … Read more