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Jan 25, 2021

Ginger may counter some autoimmune diseases, says new study

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Specifically, the researchers looked at lupus, which attacks the body’s own immune system, along with antiphospholipid syndrome (often associated with lupus), which causes blood clots. Both the diseases cause widespread inflammation and ravage organs overtime. In mice with either of the disease, 6-gingerol stopped the neutrophil extracellular trap release caused by the diseases’ production of autoantibodies.

“Neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs, come from white blood cells called neutrophils,” explained lead author Ramadan Ali, Ph.D in a press release. “These sticky spider-web like structures are formed when autoantibodies interact with receptors on the neutrophil’s surface.”

The webs, according to Ali, play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome in which they set off autoantibody formation and contribute to clots in blood vessels and other damage.

Jan 25, 2021

‘Designer baby’ book trilogy explores the moral dilemmas humans may soon create

Posted by in categories: ethics, genetics

How would the ability to genetically customize children change society? Sci-fi author Eugene Clark explores the future on our horizon in Volume I of the “Genetic Pressure” series.

Jan 25, 2021

Shoot for the Moon: Its Surface Contains a Pot of Gold

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, military, nuclear energy, terrorism

Here’s a riddle: What do the Moon, nuclear weapons, clean energy of the future, terrorism, and lung disease all have in common?

The answer is helium-3, a gas that’s extremely rare on Earth but 100 million times more abundant on the Moon.


The capability to show anatomic details of the lungs and airways, and the ability to display functional imaging as a patient breathes, makes helium-3 MRI far better than the standard method of testing lung function. Called spirometry, this method tells physicians how the lungs function overall, but does not home in on particular areas that may be causing a problem. Plus, spirometry requires patients to follow instructions and hold their breath, so it is not great for testing young children with pulmonary disease.

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Jan 25, 2021

Major Space Missions Planned in 2021

Posted by in category: space

Several nations are sending spacecraft to explore Mars this year. Other projects include efforts to test new space vehicles, explore asteroids and put the Webb Space Telescope into orbit.

Jan 25, 2021

Microsoft wants to replace artists with AI

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, robotics/AI

Better Zoom calls, simpler email attachments, smart iPhone cases and other patents from Big Tech.

Jan 25, 2021

Elephants counted from space using satellites and AI

Posted by in categories: information science, robotics/AI, satellites

A combination of satellite images and deep learning computer algorithms can spot elephants from space as well as the human eye.

Jan 25, 2021

SpaceX launches 143 satellites, successfully completes record-setting mission

Posted by in categories: government, internet, satellites

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully completed a mission to deploy 143 spacecraft and satellites into orbit on Sunday, after which the rocket returned safely to a sea-based landing pad.

The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket took flight on its ‘Transporter-1′ mission after weather considerations caused the planned launch on Saturday to be scrapped.

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Jan 25, 2021

SpaceX: World record number of satellites launched

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, satellites

A new world record has been set for the number of satellites sent to space on a single rocket. The 143 payloads, of all shapes and sizes, rode to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket that launched out of Florida.


Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company delivers 143 satellites to orbit on a single rocket flight.

Jan 25, 2021

Social Networks Are the Next Big Decentralization Opportunity

Posted by in category: futurism

We have the core tech to enable radically more ethical and beneficial social media networks. Here’s what we’ll need.

Jan 25, 2021

H.266 Codec Promises to Reduce Video File Sizes

Posted by in category: futurism

The H.266/VVC codec will deliver the same visual quality from SD right up to 8K, but with only 50 percent of the data requirements, making it an instant hit with video streaming services.