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Apr 22, 2022

Here’s everything we know about the next-gen Apple Car

Posted by in category: transportation

Apr 22, 2022

Carmakers and Countries Come Together to Ban ICE Vehicles by 2040

Posted by in categories: climatology, sustainability

Apr 22, 2022

With coal surge, China puts energy security and growth before climate

Posted by in category: climatology

China is using loopholes in climate agreements to continue to build and operate coal-fired power plants.


China produces and consumes half the world’s coal and despite recent climate pledges, it remains deeply bound to continuing to use this energy source.

Apr 22, 2022

Quantum Physics of Consciousness

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, quantum physics

Are quantum events required for consciousness in a very special sense, far beyond the general sense that quantum events are part of all physical systems? What would it take for quantum events, on such a micro-scale, to be relevant for brain function, which operates at the much higher level of neurons and brain circuits? What would it mean?

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Apr 22, 2022

Largest study of whole genome sequencing data reveals ‘treasure trove’ of clues about causes of cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

DNA analysis of thousands of tumors from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer, with genetic mutations providing a personal history of the damage and repair processes each patient has been through.

In the biggest study of its kind, a team of scientists led by Professor Serena Nik-Zainal from Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and University of Cambridge, analyzed the complete genetic make-up or whole-genome sequences of more than 12,000 NHS cancer patients.

Because of the vast amount of data provided by , the researchers were able to detect patterns in the DNA of cancer—or ‘mutational signatures’—that provide clues about whether a patient has had a past exposure to environmental causes of cancer such as smoking or UV light, or has internal, cellular malfunctions.

Apr 22, 2022

Lab grown, self-sustainable muscle cells repair injury and disease, mouse study shows

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

In proof-of-concept experiments, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully cultivated human muscle stem cells capable of renewing themselves and repairing muscle tissue damage in mice, potentially advancing efforts to treat muscle injuries and muscle-wasting disorders in people.

A report on the experiments was published April 7 in Cell Stem Cell.

To make the self-renewing stem cells, the scientists began with laboratory-grown human skin cells that were genetically reprogrammed to a more primitive state in which the cells have the potential to become almost any type of cell in the body. At this point, the cells are known as induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells, and they are mixed with a solution of standard cell growth factors and nutrients that nudge them to differentiate into specific cell types.

Apr 22, 2022

Feeling Sensations, Including Ones Connected to Sadness, May Be Key to Depression Recovery

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Summary: Suppressing or blocking out physical sensations related to emotions such as sadness can hinder recovery from depression symptoms and may cause a relapse into depression.

Source: University of Toronto.

The physical sensations that accompany sadness can feel as undesirable as they are intense—a constriction of the chest, watery eyes and a raw throat, to name a few.

Apr 22, 2022

Artificial fingertip gives robots nearly humanlike touch

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

3D printed skin reacts to texture and shape like our skin.


The optical properties of mitochondrial bundles in the retina may improve how efficiently the eye captures light.

Apr 22, 2022

Mass of rare particle may conflict with ‘standard model,’ signaling new physics

Posted by in categories: computing, particle physics

New measurement for W boson is at odds with previous values.


AMD has cut prices on its Ryzen 5,000 CPUs. In some cases, they’ve trimmed price by as much as 25 percent.

Apr 22, 2022

BioAge Announces First Cohort Dosed in Clinical Trial for Muscle Aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Trial will collect muscle aging biomarker data to inform Phase 2 trials and future development for muscle atrophy in hospitalised patients.