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Jul 30, 2021

People who live to 100 have unique gut bacteria signatures

Posted by in category: life extension

The findings suggest that isoalloLCA may contribute to a healthy gut by preventing the growth of bad bacteria.

They also suggest that these bacteria or their bile acids could treat or prevent C. difficile infection in people, Honda said, although more research would be needed to show this.


These bacteria could contribute to a healthy gut and, in turn, healthy aging.

Jul 30, 2021

Centenarians have unique gut bacteria that enables them to live longer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, life extension

TOKYO — Centenarians have unique gut bacteria that enables them to live to a ripe old age, according to new research. Scientists in Japan say this unique gut makeup fuels bile acids that protect against disease.

The discovery could lead to yogurts and other probiotic foods that increase longevity.

“In people over the age of 100, an enrichment in a distinct set of gut microbes generate unique bile acids,” says lead author Professor Kenya Honda of Keio University in a statement per South West News Service. “They might inhibit the growth of pathogens.”

Jul 30, 2021

Elon Musk Shows Off Pic of Monstrous Super Heavy Booster Engine System

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

It’s no secret that SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy Booster will be an absolute beast. The rocket stage, meant to launch the also-huge Starship spacecraft into orbit, will be sporting an outrageous number of individual rocket engines — 29 to be exact — making it one of the biggest rocket boosters in history.

A photo shared by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today on Twitter shows the sheer scale of the operation — and how far the space company has come in building the first flight-and orbit-worthy prototype.

Jul 30, 2021

New Zealand is best place to survive collapse

Posted by in category: futurism

New research has examined the factors that could lead to the collapse of global civilisation, with New Zealand identified as the country most resilient to future threats.

Jul 30, 2021

Barry Dean, CEO, LUCI — Making Power Wheelchairs Smarter

Posted by in categories: education, media & arts, security

Making Power Wheelchair Technologies “Smarter” — Barry Dean, CEO, LUCI


Barry Dean is an award-winning songwriter turned smart wheelchair technology company founder.

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Jul 30, 2021

Scientists create the world’s first genetically engineered marsupial

Posted by in category: genetics

Disrupting a gene responsible for pigments allowed experts in Kobe, Japan to create albino opossum offspring.

Jul 30, 2021

NASA has delayed Boeing’s spaceship flight after a Russian module pushed the space station out of position

Posted by in category: space travel

Boeing needs to show that its spaceship is safe for astronauts after failing its last test flight. But Russia’s spacecraft glitch delayed the launch.

Jul 30, 2021

A Institute of Neurological Recovery

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, mobile phones

Institute of Neurological Recovery 1877 S. Federal Hwy. Suite 110 Boca Raton, FL 33432 Phone: +1 (561) 353‑9707.

The Institute of Neurological Recovery® (INR®). A decade of pioneering discoveries in medicine. The INR utilizes the pioneering, patented perispinal etanercept (PSE) off-label treatment methods invented by its founder and Medical Director, Edward Tobinick, M.D. The contents of this website, including text, images, and videos are ©2021 INR PLLC, all rights reserved.

Jul 30, 2021

Can you teach AI common sense?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

While advanced artificial intelligence learning models can do complicated functions, we have yet to teach AI common sense.

Jul 30, 2021

A new taxonomy to characterize human grasp types in videos

Posted by in categories: government, robotics/AI

At this point i think the US government is going to get stuck paying to develop human level robotic hands.


Over the past few decades, roboticists and computer scientists have developed a variety of data-based techniques for teaching robots how to complete different tasks. To achieve satisfactory results, however, these techniques should be trained on reliable and large datasets, preferably labeled with information related to the task they are learning to complete.

For instance, when trying to teach robots to complete tasks that involve the manipulation of objects, these techniques could be trained on videos of humans manipulating objects, which should ideally include information about the types of grasps they are using. This allows the robots to easily identify the strategies they should employ to grasp or manipulate specific objects.

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