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Cancer Is Quantum — and That Could Change How We Treat It
Beneath cancer’s genetic chaos, tumor cells may be confined to just a handful of recurring states, revealing a simpler path to treatment.
Cancer is often defined by its complexity: countless mutations, shifting cell populations, and tumors that evolve under pressure. But Andrea Califano’s research points to a surprising possibility: that beneath all that variation, cancer cells may be confined to only a handful of stable states.
It is this hidden order that led Califano, a physicist by training and now a cancer researcher, to describe cancer as a “quantum disease.” The comparison is not literal; rather, it reflects the idea that tumor cells may occupy discrete biological states, much as electrons are limited to specific energy levels in an atom.
Japanese startup bets Iron Man-inspired homes can beat humanoids
Tokyo-based startup MW is offering homes with built-in robotic housekeeping arms, a counter to a global embrace of humanoids.
MW aims to sell its first robot-equipped home in Tokyo by 2028 and build as many as 10,000 units a year by 2035, the equivalent of 5% of new homes now being built in Japan, according to CEO Shuzo Narita.
Japan helped pioneer bipedal robots decades ago, but MW is taking a different path from the humanoid boom now sweeping China and much of the rest of the world. Instead of trying to build a human-shaped machine capable of navigating obstacles in a lived-in space, the startup is embedding robotics into buildings. It’s betting that specialized machines attached to ceilings and walls can more effectively tackle household chores.
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Inside the push to supercharge rainclouds
Ginger Zee takes an inside look at a mission to make billions of gallons of rain and snow, potentially combating drought and helping recover lakes from record-low levels using drones.
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Injectable nanodevices could provide effective treatment for drugresistant glioblastoma
MIT Media Lab researchers developed injectable nanoantennas, called HITMAN, that are magnetically activated to generate localized electric fields targeting drug-resistant brain cancer tumors. Preclinical studies showed HITMAN eliminated 52 percent of glioblastoma cells and extended survival by 50 percent with no side effects.