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Jan 6, 2023

A new way of sharing genetic information found in a common ocean microbe

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Prochlorococcus is the smallest and numerically most abundant cyanobacterium in the oceans. It has a large pangenome and hypervariable genomic islands linked to niche differentiation and phage defense. The smallest and most numerous cyanobacterium in the oceans is Prochlorococcus.

According to recent research by MIT, these microscopic bacteria communicate with one another by a previously unidentified mechanism, even when they are far apart. Because of this, they can pass along entire gene sets, such as those enabling them to assimilate a certain type of nutrition or protect themselves against viruses, even in areas where their population in the water is quite low.

According to the findings, a new class of genetic agents involved in horizontal gene transfer —in which genetic material is directly transferred across animals, whether they are of the same species or not—has been discovered by methods other than lineal descent. Tycheposons are DNA sequences that can spontaneously detach from surrounding DNA and can include multiple complete genes, according to scientists.

Jan 6, 2023

The FDA just approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that’s set to be a blockbuster

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Jan 6, 2023

‘Self-healing’ Roman concrete could aid modern construction, study suggests

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Research finds secret of durability of buildings such as the Pantheon could be in the techniques used at the time.

Jan 6, 2023

Ability Hand — a revolution in bionic technology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism

It is the first bionic hand with a multi-touch feedback feature and boasts a 32-grip pattern.

Psyonic, a bionic device manufacturer, presented the Ability Hand at CES 2023, the world’s first touch-sensing bionic hand. The hand can feel the things it holds, even the most delicate objects. It is a bionic prosthetic device, and the company aims to deliver it to more people than ever.

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Jan 6, 2023

This AI robot arm can do everything from making coffee to 3D printing

Posted by in categories: 3D printing, cosmology, robotics/AI

It can also rotate 220 degrees and lift up to 26.5 ounces of weight.

Supernova, a South Korean startup, has designed HUENIT, a robotic arm to help people with various household chores and creative tasks. Supernova showcased its AI Camera and Robot Arm at CES 2023. The company has been developing innovative robots to help people with everyday tasks.

Although many innovative technologies were showcased at the CES 2023, the Huenit Robot Arm captured the attention of visitors. HUENIT is an easy-to-use AI-based multi-functional robotic arm that combines advanced AI technologies with a modular arm to work on complex tasks with high precision. The robot can do everything from making coffee to 3D printing a prototype.

Jan 6, 2023

This first FDA-approved dental robot will make implants safer

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The robot is used for installing implants.

Could a robot make dentistry speedier and more comfortable? That’s what the new Yomi robot aims to do for implants, according to the device’s website. “We created Yomi to tackle one of the dental procedures people fear the most, implants,” write the robot’s inventors on their site.

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Jan 6, 2023

Human body can help power 6G devices in the future, study shows

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, internet

Not as a charger but as an antenna.

A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that the human body could be a useful tool to harvest waste energy and use it to power devices in the future, including those used for 6G, the next generation of wireless communication, a university press release said.

The world has just begun to experience the wonders of 5G wireless communication that has been rolled out in many countries across the world. The next generation, though, referred to as 6G, promises up to 1,000 times faster, even faster data rate and a tenth of the latency seen with 5G.

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Jan 6, 2023

In a world first, AI lawyer will help defend a real case in the US

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Can we wave goodbye to high attorney fees already?

A program trained with the help of artificial intelligence is set to help a defendant contest his case in a U.S. court next month, New Scientist.


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Jan 6, 2023

ChatGPT is just the beginning: How advanced AI is set to enter a new era

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ChatGPT has taken the world by storm with its surprisingly sharp replies to prompts. At CES 2023, an expert explained it could kickstart a new wave of AI.

Artificial intelligence is entering a second wave of development as signalled by the likes of ChatGPT, an expert in the field explained Thursday.


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Jan 6, 2023

Scientists discover new anatomic structure in the brain that monitors and shields cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Though the team largely explains the function of SLYM in mice, they do study its presence in the adult human brain as well.

The human brain is tremendously complex, and scientists are yet to unlock its full potential. Now, a discovery has identified a previously unknown component of brain anatomy that doubles up as a protective barrier for our grey matter and a platform from which immune cells can monitor the brain, according to a release.

Maiken Nedergaard, co-director of the Center for Translational Neuromedicine at the University of Rochester and the University of Copenhagen, and Kjeld Møllgård, M.D.

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