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Aug 1, 2024
When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different, scientists discover
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: biotech/medical
Humans and baker’s yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies published in the journals Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Aug 1, 2024
Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous new findings about Alzheimer’s disease, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition.
Aug 1, 2024
Maximum Possible Information in the universe?
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
I remember hearing about this in one of the programs in discovery science. The physicist claimed that the maximum possible information in the universe is $10^{10^{123}}$ whereas the maximum possible information that can be known by man is $10^{10^{90}}$. Can anyone explain to me how can we arrive at such a specific number, and also how can information be represented by only numbers?
Aug 1, 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe: 5 Mind-Blowing Theories You Need to Know
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: cosmology
Explore the mind-bending realms of the cosmos in our latest video! 🌌 From the Big Bang’s inception to the rapid expansion driven by dark energy, we’ll delve into how our universe grows endlessly. Discover the possibility of multiple universes, each with unique physical laws, and the role of black holes in potentially creating new universes. We’ll also uncover the cosmic microwave background’s secrets, revealing clues about early universe collisions. Embark on a journey through space and time, contemplating the infinite and the mysteries that stretch the boundaries of human understanding.
#CosmicMysteries #MultiverseTheory #BigBang #DarkEnergy #BlackHoles.
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Aug 1, 2024
Will implants that meld minds with machines enhance human abilities?
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: computing, neuroscience
Brain computer interface will have to be significantly more advanced before there’s an enhancement of cognitive abilities.
Devices that let people with paralysis walk and talk are rapidly improving. Some see a future in which we alter memories and download skills – but major challenges remain.
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Aug 1, 2024
Getting drugs into the brain is hard. Maybe a parasite can do the job
Posted by The Neuro-Network in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
A mind-bending parasite may one day deliver drugs to the brain.
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that famously makes mice lose their fear of cats, but also can cause deadly foodborne illnesses (SN: 1/14/20).
Those with weakened immune systems have a higher risk of developing severe disease when exposed to T. gondii. Pregnant people run the risk of preterm birth and pregnancy loss. In addition, the parasite can cause a variety of problems for the baby including blindness, hearing loss, epilepsy and jaundice. More than 200,000 cases of toxoplasmosis are diagnosed each year in the United States, with about 5,000 requiring hospitalization. An estimated 750 people each year die from the disease.
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Aug 1, 2024
Mark Kelly Could Halt Plans To Crash The International Space Station
Posted by Chris Smedley in categories: robotics/AI, space
If Mark Kelly, the Space Shuttle pilot who played a pivotal role in assembling the International Space Station, is catapulted into the White House as Vice President, he could quickly help reverse the death sentence that NASA’s current leaders have placed on the ISS.
Now a widely popular U.S. senator and potential running mate of Kamala Harris, Kelly spent the first decade of the new millennium ferrying European and Japanese modules to the Station — and guiding gigantic robotic builders to put the ISS together — all while the outpost was circling the planet at 17,000 miles per hour.
The space hero — recently inducted into the pantheon of the greatest American astronauts — is likely part of a contingent of ISS spacefarers who back saving the orbiting icon from NASA’s death decree by boosting it into a higher orbit and transforming it into an eternal monument to human ingenuity, says Rick Tumlinson, a torchbearer in the “Save Our Station,” or SOS movement.
Aug 1, 2024
David Spivak: Pioneering Math for Understanding Reality | AGI-24 Keynote Preview
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, finance, mathematics, robotics/AI, singularity
Mathematics application to a new understanding thd world and life and information.
Dr. David Spivak introduces himself as a keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Artificial General Intelligence Conference in Seattle and shares his lifelong passion for math. He discusses his journey from feeling insecure about the world as a child, to grounding his understanding in mathematics.
Aug 1, 2024
A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: electronics
Your favorite TV show isn’t the only place where guest stars might appear. Keep an eye on the sky for the second half of 2024 and you might be able to witness a rare astronomical event.