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Jun 7, 2021

One of Jupiter’s moons may be the best place to find aliens in the Solar System

Posted by in categories: alien life, robotics/AI

In about three years, NASA plans to launch a robotic orbiter that will study Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa.


In three years, NASA will launch an orbiter to study Jupiter’s mysterious moon Europa. It is possible that Europa harbors hydrothermal vents and even life.

Jun 7, 2021

New study finds most adults would not take a life extension pill, even if it existed

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Mark my words. When the first real treatment happens people will change their tune. They need to see it work and see that it’s safe.


A new study of about 900 U.S. adults has found that only 33% would use a hypothetical life extension treatment that would allow them “to live forever,” even if it were available today. About 42% said they would not use it, and 25% said they were unsure.

The study, published by University of Texas researchers Michael Barnett and Jessica Helphrey, appeared in the Journal of Aging Studies on April 21.

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Jun 6, 2021

How China is using automation to reshape its economy | CNBC Reports

Posted by in categories: economics, robotics/AI

China’s economy is facing several risks: an aging population, less working-age people, and rising wages. So how is the country responding to these threats? A big part of the answer is automation. From factories to warehouses, several industries are pushing to automate more of their workforce. CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal spoke to China’s largest retailer, JD.com about its new smart logistics center, and examined what comes next for the world’s second largest economy.

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Jun 6, 2021

The teeth of ‘wandering meatloaf’ contain a rare mineral found only in rocks

Posted by in categories: biological, nanotechnology

The hard, magnetic teeth of a leathery red-brown mollusk nicknamed “the wandering meatloaf” possess a rare mineral previously seen only in rocks. The mineral may help the mollusk — the giant Pacific chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri) — meld its soft flesh to the hard teeth it uses for grazing on rocky coastlines, researchers report online May 31 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

C. stelleri is the world’s largest chiton, reaching up to roughly 35 centimeters long. It is equipped with several dozen rows of teeth on a slender, flexible, tonguelike appendage called a radula that it uses to scrape algae off rocks. Those teeth are covered in magnetite, the hardest, stiffest known biomineral to date: It’s as much as three times as hard as human enamel and mollusk shells.

Materials scientist Derk Joester and colleagues analyzed these teeth using high-energy X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill. They discovered that the interface between the teeth and flesh contained nanoparticles of santabarbaraite, an iron-loaded mineral never seen before in a living organism’s body.

Jun 6, 2021

Reprogramming of Cancer Cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Questioned

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Circa 2019


Several recent studies have claimed that cancer cells can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). However, in most cases, cancer cells seem to be resistant to cellular reprogramming. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms of limited reprogramming in cancer cells are largely unknown. Here, we identified the candidate barrier genes and their target genes at the early stage of reprogramming for investigating cancer reprogramming.

We tried induction of pluripotency in normal human fibroblasts (BJ) and both human benign (MCF10A) and malignant (MCF7) breast cancer cell lines using a classical retroviral reprogramming method. We conducted RNA-sequencing analysis to compare the transcriptome of the three cell lines at early stage of reprogramming.

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Jun 6, 2021

Top coolest drones | The best drone with a camera and a racing drone

Posted by in categories: drones, Elon Musk, robotics/AI

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For those interested in drone technology.


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Jun 6, 2021

Seismic Data Helps Scientists Forecast Volcanic Explosions

Posted by in category: climatology

Scientists have begun to decipher the subtle signs that reveal how explosive a volcanic eruption is going to be.

Jun 6, 2021

Stella the dog learned to ‘talk’ and she will change the way you think about pets l GMA

Posted by in category: entertainment

Christina Hunger is a speech pathologist who realized her new puppy was showing signs of wanting to communicate with her. What she discovered is starting a new movement of ‘talking dogs.’

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Jun 6, 2021

WARNING! Millions Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Could Be Walking Around With Residual Reservoirs Of The SARS-CoV-2 Virus In Them!

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Jun 6, 2021

A New Type Of COVID-19 Vaccine Could Debut Soon

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.