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Apr 8, 2022

New anti-aging research enables human cells to “time jump” 30 years

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

A team of researchers have found a way to “time jump” cells back 30 years. A team of researchers at the Babraham Institute, a partner organization of the University of Cambridge, UK, have made a breakthrough in regenerative medicine. Just published in the journal eLife, the team shows how they managed to turn back the clock 30 years for human skin cells.


A new regenerative medicine technique has been developed that can make old human cells 30 years younger without losing specialization.

Apr 8, 2022

A Promising Method for Life-Detection

Posted by in categories: biological, space

Using the characteristic movement pattern of microbes to detect them on mars and the icy moons.


Microbial Motility.

Apr 8, 2022

“Geogrid” helps cut home energy bills to just $1 per month

Posted by in category: energy

Earth natural source of heat to warm the house.


These are typically powered by natural gas or electricity, which is usually generated by gas or another fossil fuel, causing a significant share of the nation’s carbon emissions.

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Apr 8, 2022

Metaverse Will Be Most Popular Place to Buy, Trade, Store Cryptocurrency, Survey Shows

Posted by in categories: blockchains, cryptocurrencies

The metaverse will become the most popular place to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrency, according to a recent survey. In addition, 70% of respondents agreed that “cryptocurrency and blockchain technology advancements will be critical to shaping the future of the metaverse.”

Survey: Metaverse Will Be the Most Popular Place for Crypto

Nasdaq-listed Agora (NASDAQ: API), a video, voice, and live interactive streaming platform, conducted a survey on the metaverse and published the results Tuesday.

Apr 8, 2022

Rocket Lab to attempt first mid-air helicopter capture of Electron rocket

Posted by in category: space travel

Interesting vehicle.


New Zealand and U.S.-based aerospace company Rocket Lab announced that during its next Electron launch, a commercial rideshare mission currently scheduled for later this month, the company will attempt a mid-air helicopter capture of the Electron launch vehicle for the first time. This will further the company’s program to make Electron the first reusable orbital small launch vehicle.

Rocket Lab’s 26th Electron launch, the “There and Back Again” mission, has a 14-day launch window scheduled to commence on April 19, 2022. Electron will lift off from Pad A at Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula and will carry 34 payloads from different commercial operators to Earth’s low orbit.

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Apr 8, 2022

Dr. Peter J. Hotez — Baylor College of Medicine — Scientist, Researcher, Author, Science Explainer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, health, neuroscience, science

Coming off multiple country approvals for his “patent free” Covid vaccine, Scientist, Researcher, Author, Science Explainer, Dr. Peter Hotez, MD, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine, drops by for an episode of Progress, Potential, And Possibilities.


Dr. Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. (https://peterhotez.org/), is Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine (https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/peter-hotez-23229), where he is also Chief of the Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and the Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics (https://www.texaschildrens.org/find-a-doctor/peter-jay-hotez-md-phd).

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Apr 8, 2022

Amazon and Johns Hopkins announce new AI institute

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

Today Amazon and The Johns Hopkins University announced the creation of the JHU + Amazon Initiative for Interactive AI (AI2AI). The collaboration will focus on … See more.


Amazon and Johns Hopkins University (JHU) today announced the creation of the JHU + Amazon Initiative for Interactive AI (AI2AI).

The Amazon-JHU collaboration will focus on driving ground-breaking AI advances with an emphasis on machine learning, computer vision, natural language understanding, and speech processing. Sanjeev Khudanpur, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will serve as the founding director of the initiative.

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Apr 8, 2022

Michael Fossel | Aging: Understanding it, Reversing it

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, life extension, nanotechnology, neuroscience

Dr Fossel talking about dementia, telomeres, and clarifying some experimental myths.


Foresight Biotech & Health Extension Meeting sponsored by 100 Plus Capital.
Program & apply to join: https://foresight.org/biotech-health-extension-program/

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Apr 8, 2022

New data on an elusive particle could upend physics as we know it

Posted by in categories: cosmology, particle physics

The W boson measurement provides insight into the weak nuclear force, and could explain other longstanding mysteries like antimatter imbalance and dark matter.

Apr 8, 2022

Hubble finds a planet forming in an unusual way

Posted by in category: space

This discovery supports a long-debated theory for how planets like Jupiter form, called “disk instability.”