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Dec 23, 2023

Famous quantum experiment could be shrunk to the size of a single atom

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

A single, extremely cold atom could play the role of two slits in the classic double-slit experiment from quantum physics, something that was previously thought to be impossible.

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

Dec 23, 2023

Palindromic Puzzles Solved: The Hidden Mechanism of Gene Creation

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have uncovered a mechanism that instantaneously generates DNA palindromes, potentially leading to the creation of new microRNA genes from noncoding DNA sequences. This discovery, which was made while studying DNA replication errors and their impact on RNA molecule structures, offers new insights into gene origins.

The complexity of living organisms is encoded within their genes, but where do these genes come from? Researchers at the University of Helsinki resolved outstanding questions around the origin of small regulatory genes, and described a mechanism that creates their DNA palindromes. Under suitable circumstances, these palindromes evolve into microRNA genes.

Genes and proteins: the building blocks of life.

Dec 23, 2023

This first CRISPR gene-editing treatment is just the beginning. Here’s what’s coming next

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, chemistry, food, genetics, robotics/AI

2023 was the year that CRISPR gene-editing sliced its way out of the lab and into the public consciousness—and American medical system. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first gene-editing CRISPR therapy, Casgevy (or exa-cel), a treatment from CRISPR Therapeutics and partner Vertex for patients with sickle cell disease. This comes on the heels of a similar green light by U.K. regulators in a historic moment for a gene-editing technology whose foundations were laid back in the 1980s, eventually resulting in a 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering CRISPR scientists Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier.

That decades-long gap between initial scientific spark, widespread academic recognition, and now the market entry of a potential cure for blood disorders like sickle cell disease that afflict hundreds of thousands of people around the world is telling. If past is prologue, even newer CRISPR gene-editing approaches being studied today have the potential to treat diseases ranging from cancer and muscular dystrophy to heart disease, birth more resilient livestock and plants that can grapple with climate change and new strains of deadly viruses, and even upend the energy industry by tweaking bacterial DNA to create more efficient biofuels in future decades. And novel uses of CRISPR, with assists from other technologies like artificial intelligence, might fuel even more precise, targeted gene-editing—in turn accelerating future discovery with implications for just about any industry that relies on biological material, from medicine to agriculture to energy.

With new CRISPR discoveries guided by AI, specifically, we can expand the toolbox available for gene editing, which is crucial for therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications… but also a great way to better understand the vast diversity of microbial defense mechanisms, said Feng Zhang, another CRISPR pioneer, molecular biologist, and core member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in an emailed statement to Fast Company.

Dec 23, 2023

Spin Glass Theory & Far Beyond

Posted by in category: futurism

An encyclopaedic overview of the broad range of the applications stemming from the discovery of the replica symmetry breaking solution of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model by Giorgio Parisi. **Gabriele Sicuro** participated to the editing of this publication, which includes a contribution by **Yan Fyodorov**.

Dec 23, 2023

Researchers demonstrate the potential of a new quantum material for creating two spintronic technologies

Posted by in categories: computing, particle physics, quantum physics

Over the past decade or so, physicists and engineers have been trying to identify new materials that could enable the development of electronic devices that are faster, smaller and more robust. This has become increasingly crucial, as existing technologies are made of materials that are gradually approaching their physical limits.

Antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics are devices or components for electronics that couple a flowing current of charge to the ordered spin ‘texture’ of specific materials. In physics, the term spin refers to the intrinsic angular momentum observed in electrons and other particles.

The successful development of AFM spintronics could have very important implications, as it could lead to the creation of devices or components that surpass Moore’s law, a principle first introduced by microchip manufacturer Gordon Earle Moore’s law essentially states that the memory, speed and performance of computers may be expected to double every two years due to the increase in the number of transistors that a microchip can contain.

Dec 23, 2023

Systems Theory Course

Posted by in category: futurism

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Dec 23, 2023

New AI model can predict human lifespan, researchers say. They want to make sure it’s used for good

Posted by in categories: education, health, robotics/AI

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence tool that uses sequences of life events—such as health history, education, job and income—to predict everything from a person’s personality…

Dec 23, 2023

4 MOST Promising Longevity Molecules You NEED To Know

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

7 month treatment, 6 years returned according to a methylation clock, mostly in people who’s biological age was greater than their calendar age.


Dr. Brian Kennedy presents 4 molecules which show promising effects in both healthspan & lifespan in this video. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37289866/httphttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37637https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37925https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35584https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35050https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28199https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37904https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37697https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37217https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34952https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34847

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Dec 23, 2023

Revolutionizing Transportation: Tesla’s Modular Manufacturing and Robo Taxi Potential

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

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Dec 23, 2023

Tesla’s Game-Changing Impact on Investor Mindset

Posted by in category: futurism

Tesla’s popularity among retail investors and its significant net inflows indicate a shift in investor mentality towards seeking outsider opportunities and a strong belief in the company’s disruptive technology and future potential.

Questions to inspire discussion.

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