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Jun 2, 2021

Out on a limb: Pioneering scientists grow monkey arms in the lab

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Circa 2015


Monkey and rat limbs are being grown in the lab by teams hoping to one day grow human organs and limbs for use as transplants.

Jun 2, 2021

La primera GPU gaming de Intel en imágenes: ¿NVIDIA y AMD en peligro?

Posted by in categories: computing, entertainment

La Intel Xe-HPG cada vez es más real y después de varios rumores se han podido ver las primeras imágenes de esta GPU gaming.

Jun 2, 2021

Motion of water monomers reveals a kinetic barrier to ice nucleation on graphene

Posted by in category: materials

The dynamics of water molecules at interfaces controls natural and artificial processes, but experimental investigations have been challenging. Here the authors investigate water molecules on a graphene surface using helium spin-echo spectroscopy, and reveal a regime where freely mobile molecules undergo strong repulsive mutual interactions which inhibit ice nucleation.

Jun 2, 2021

Feature-specific reaction times reveal a semanticisation of memories over time and with repeated remembering

Posted by in category: futurism

Consolidation theories posit that memories gradually change in nature over time. Here the authors use a simple, feature-based reaction time task to show that with time and repeated remembering, access to conceptual features is preserved over perceptual detail, reflecting this qualitative change.

Jun 2, 2021

eBay sellers can no longer use PayPal under new terms

Posted by in category: futurism

Some sellers are unhappy with the changes that put payments straight into bank accounts.

Jun 2, 2021

Parasitic worms: The helping hand of an unwanted friend

Posted by in category: evolution

Full article available at: https://www.regenerativemedicinedaily.com/parasitic-worms… See More.


Humanity has a long and turbulent history with parasites, even today many parts of the world still struggle with rampant parasitic infections, with pathogens such as the malaria parasite claiming hundreds of thousands of lives every year. By their very nature parasites are harmful to our bodies, or at least that has been the prevailing opinion within the scientific community for as long as we have known of their existence. However, the malicious evolution of parasites might very well have produced a positive side effect which we are only just starting to notice.

Jun 2, 2021

China’s New Space Station Is Powered by Ion Thrusters

Posted by in category: space travel

According to experts, the ISS would only need a tenth of the amount of fuel a year if it switched to ion drives.

Jun 2, 2021

World’s first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal

Posted by in category: military

‘Quasicrystals’ like these are usually only found in meteorites and formed in the universe’s mightiest explosions.

Jun 2, 2021

Early Bird or Night Owl? Study Links Shift Worker Sleep to ‘Chronotype’

Posted by in category: health

Summary: Findings of a new study could help to design better strategies to improve sleep in workers with atypical work schedules.

Source: McGill University.

Getting enough sleep can be a real challenge for shift workers affecting their overall health. But what role does being an early bird or night owl play in getting good rest? Researchers from McGill University find a link between chronotype and amount of sleep shift workers can get with their irregular schedules.

Jun 2, 2021

BPA Exposure Below Regulatory Levels Can Impact Brain Development

Posted by in categories: chemistry, food, neuroscience

Summary: A new mouse study reveals that exposure to BPA at levels 25 times lower than deemed safe has an impact on brain development.

Source: University of Calgary.

Humans are exposed to a bath of chemicals every day. They are in the beds where we sleep, the cars that we drive and the kitchens we use to feed our families. With thousands of chemicals floating around in our environment, exposure to any number is practically unavoidable. Through the work of researchers like Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, the implications of many of these chemicals are being thoroughly explored.