Furry Scientists

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27378070

Today, the gene jockeys at Colossal Biosciences introduced us to the woolly mouse, a extra-bushy rodent they say is the first step toward using biotechnology to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth. Along with its notable shag, the mouse has other mammoth traits such as its color and ability to deal with cold temperatures.

It has been about six years since M82589933 was proven to be prime. Hope it won't take another six years to find the next one. This also marks the beginning of a new era of GPU supported prime discovery in favor of using Prime95.

The newly found prime has 41024320 digits, all of which you may download here: https://www.mersenne.org/primes/

Thankfully it's not much but I don't think I'll deeply sniff my laundry like they do in detergent commercials anymore lol

For something to last longer than intended out in the harshness of space, I'd call that a major success!