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Feb 10, 2022
The Science of Aliens, Part 10: Will an Alien Biosphere be Toxic?
Posted by Dirk Schulze-Makuch in categories: biological, science
An alien biosphere may be harmful to us in many ways, thus adequate planetary protections measures are essential.
Probably — that’s why planetary protection guidelines need to be enforced.
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Feb 10, 2022
Artificial Intelligence Can Identify Genetic Disorders in Embryo With Simple Blood Test
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, robotics/AI
New Israeli startup aims to get product to market within two years; technology could also be used to identify early markers of cancer.
An Israeli startup is developing a non-invasive early detection method using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify genetic disorders in human embryos.
Via a simple blood test taken from the pregnant mother during the first trimester, IdentifAI Genetics can read the embryo’s entire DNA and provide in-depth analysis to detect genetic disorders.
Feb 10, 2022
Gap continues to widen for housing affordability, inventory
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, habitats
There are more than 400,000 fewer affordable homes available for sale for households that earn $75,000 to $100,000, compared to the start of the pandemic.
Feb 10, 2022
Revolutionary ‘bionic’ pacemaker capable of reversing heart failure now set for human trials
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, transhumanism
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — We may be on the medical precipice of turning back time, or actually reversing the heart rhythm effects of cardiac events. A potentially game-changing “bionic” pacemaker capable of restoring the human heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to undergo trials involving heart patients in New Zealand this year.
“Currently, all pacemakers pace the heart metronomically, which means a very steady, even pace. But when you record heart rate in a healthy individual, you see it is constantly on the move,” says professor Julian Paton, a lead researcher and director of Manaaki Manawa, the Centre for Heart Research at the University of Auckland, in a university release.
Feb 10, 2022
IRS Suggests Need to Disclose Crypto Exchange Information to Law Enforcement
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cryptocurrencies, law enforcement
A letter the tax bureau sent to a key senator says stronger penalties for failure to report cryptocurrency-based income gains might also help deter cyber criminals.
Feb 10, 2022
The last century revealed our DNA’s secrets and lingering mysteries
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
The Human Genome Project received a lot of media attention from scientific journals and the mainstream press.
Left to right: Time July 3, 2000; Science February 16, 2001; Nature February 15, 2001.
Green: Or sloppy transcription, that our enzymes are just going off and making a bunch of RNA because they don’t know how to control themselves. And it’s just garbage. But, no. And I like your point about 20 years ago, we couldn’t imagine. I would propose that 20 years from now, we might look back at this conversation and say, ‘Oh, my goodness, think about all these other ways that the genome functions.’ There’s no reason to think we have our hands around it all in terms of all the biological complexity of DNA; I’m quite sure we don’t.
Feb 10, 2022
Images show supermassive black hole blowing powerful winds into galaxy
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
Astronomers found that parts of the galaxy where stars are born were being protected from these powerful outflows thanks to its structure.
Feb 10, 2022
California’s effort to create high-speed rail line to cost another $5B more
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: futurism
New cost of California’s plan to bring high-speed rail to the state is now $105 billion. It started 14 years ago at $40 billion.
Feb 10, 2022
Householder’s battle to stop gas company laying pipes under passage
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: habitats, law
A homeowner has shared her upset after a gas company started laying pipes under her private walkway claiming a narrow passageway was actually a street.
Liesel Symonds has been locked in conflict with gas company Cadent for months.
Cadent says it has legal duty to connect homes and has done nothing wrong.