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Feb 7, 2023

The NIH-led research response to COVID-19

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government, health

An excellent overview of the story of how the U.S. responded to the COVID-19 pandemic along with suggestions for ways to continue making strides in combatting SARS-CoV-2 as well as how we may prepare for future emerging pathogens. The article provides an interesting case study on mechanisms of large-scale human organization, examines ways that we have succeeded in managing so many moving pieces, and explores ways that we could do better in the future. #nih #health #medicine #government #biotechnology


Investment, collaboration, and coordination have been key.

Francis Collins [email protected], Stacey Adam, […], Christine Colvis, Elizabeth Desrosiers, […], Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Anthony Fauci, Maria Freire, Gary Gibbons, Matthew Hall, […], Eric Hughes, Kathrin Jansen, Michael Kurilla, H. Clifford Lane, Douglas Lowy, Peter Marks, Joseph Menetski, William Pao, Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Lisa Purcell, Sarah Read, Joni Rutter, Michael Santos, Tara Schwetz, Jeffrey Shuren, Timothy Stenzel, Paul Stoffels, Lawrence Tabak, Karen Tountas, Bruce Tromberg, David Wholley, Janet Woodcock, and John Young +29 authors +27 authors +22 authors fewer Authors Info & Affiliations

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Feb 7, 2023

Scientist Who Gene Edited Human Babies Says Mistakes Were Made

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, law enforcement

Chinese geneticist He Jiankui rocked the scientific world with his gene-edited baby experiments back in 2018, a highly controversial use of the technology that ended up sending him to a three-year stint in prison for illegal medical practices.

Now, just under a year after being released, He has some regrets about rushing into the experiments.

“I did it too quickly,” He told the South China Morning Post in a new interview.

Feb 7, 2023

Scientists Develop Compound That Kills So Efficiently They Named It After Keanu Reeves

Posted by in category: futurism

I guess they’re John Wick fans.


The molecules kill some types of fungi “so efficiently that we named them after Keanu Reeves,” said the lead author of the study.

Feb 7, 2023

DNA’s Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, evolution

New work shows that histones, long treated as boring spools for DNA, sit at the center of the origin story of eukaryotes and continue to play important roles in evolution and disease.

Feb 7, 2023

How brain computations can inspire new paths in AI — Part 1

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Gabriel kreiman; harvard university, children’s hospital boston.

Feb 7, 2023

The Future Is Here — Healenium — A self-healing Selenium test automation library

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Year 2022 Basically this can be used with Python for self healing networks and software testing.


Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you realized a small change of the UI broke your E2E test again? Well, it happens to me very often.

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Feb 7, 2023

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. Reports That Its Lead Clinical Compound, Lb-100, Can Kill Cancer Cells Through Hyper-Stimulation of Cell Proliferation Signals in Pre-Clinical Models

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

—THE STUDY ESTABLISHES A NOVEL CONCEPT OF “TUMOR SUPPRESSIVE DRUG RESISTANCE”

—THE COMBINATION OF LB-100 WITH INHIBITORS OF CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE MODULATORS WAS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN KILLING CANCER CELLS IN SEVERAL PRE-CLINICAL CANCER MODELS

—RESISTANCE TO THIS THERAPY CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE ONCOGENIC PROPERTIES OF CANCER CELLS

Feb 7, 2023

China’s Baidu reveals its own generative AI chatbot

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Probably bilingual bot will be called ERNIE outside China, Wenxin Yiyan within.

Feb 7, 2023

Germany Picks First Female President of BSI Cybersecurity Agency

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Germany has chosen European Central Bank Director General of Information Systems Claudia Plattner as the new head of its cybersecurity agency, the first female appointed to the role.

Feb 7, 2023

Finding Affordable Cures for Disease

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

How DAOs can change the face of science.