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Nov 15, 2024

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

‘Go Purple’ anytime during November 18–24 to show how we all play a role in fighting #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn how you can ‘Go Purple’ and encourage others to do the same for #USAAW24


  • Use the daily themes and key messages to guide your activities during the week.
  • Copy and share our sample social media messages and graphics.
  • Learn more about Go Purple for USAAW and how you can participate.
  • Use the hashtag #USAAW24 when sharing any USAAW related content.
  • See how you can participate in CDC and other organization’s activities.
  • Promote our resources to share important information about appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use, antibiotic stewardship, and antimicrobial resistance.

CDC is inviting families, friends, organizations, and communities to shine a spotlight on antimicrobial resistance by participating in Go Purple for USAAW. This nationwide effort encourages individuals to wear purple and bring purple to their social media and invites organizations, healthcare facilities, and municipalities to light up buildings and landmarks purple to bring awareness to the role everyone has in combating antimicrobial resistance.

Nov 15, 2024

Asthma can be harder to treat in older adults because they often have other health problems like sleep apnea, acid reflux, heart disease or other lung issues

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

These conditions can have symptoms similar to asthma, making it difficult to tell them apart.

Nov 15, 2024

Mushrooms Actually Talk To Each Other After One Natural Occurrence

Posted by in category: futurism

We’re not saying we’re at the brink of a The Last of Us scenario, but yep, it turns out mushrooms talk to each other.

Nov 15, 2024

What If AI Never Stopped Evolving?

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

👉 Learn more about Alpha Modus: https://ir.alphamodus.com/

Did you know that we’ve already seen signs of sentient AI? That’s right, for the first time in history, we are watching as Artificial Intelligence becomes self-aware. It’s only a matter of time until AI develops emotions and thoughts of their own, just like us humans. You’d better start saying please and thank you to ChatGPT because you do not want to get on their bad side. How would the AI Takeover start? Are we already in danger? Is this the end of humanity as we know it?

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Nov 15, 2024

Texas road closures announced ahead of SpaceX’s next launch

Posted by in category: space travel

Space enthusiasts are heading south for SpaceX’s Starship launch on November 18. Before setting up near the site, remember these road closures.

Nov 15, 2024

Northrop Grumman eyes 2026 launch of robot-armed satellite servicer

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, satellites

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary is eyeing a 2026 launch for its next-generation satellite servicing vehicle, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV). Equipped with robotic arms developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the MRV aims to extend the lifespan of satellites in geostationary orbit more than 22,500 miles above Earth.

NRL announced Nov. 14 that the pair of robotic arms completed crucial thermal vacuum testing and are now at Northrop’s satellite integration facility in Dulles, Virginia. The arms were developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract.

“This robotic payload promises to transform satellite operations in geostationary orbit, reduce costs for satellite operators, and enable capabilities well beyond what we have today,” said NRL’s director of research Bruce Danly.

Nov 15, 2024

Study of Direct Reprogramming Challenges Consensus

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Scientists have shown that in a direct cellular reprogramming scenario, neurons are produced almost exclusively by a rare subtype of multipotent cells. Their findings, they claim, change our understanding of reprogramming, but not everyone agrees [1].

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In the world of cellular reprogramming, the two most well-known realms are pluripotent reprogramming, in which somatic cells are thrown back all the way into pluripotency, and partial reprogramming, in which these cells are rejuvenated without making them lose their cellular identity.

Nov 15, 2024

How Decision-Making Improves with Age

Posted by in categories: computing, life extension, neuroscience

Summary: Adolescents are known for making less optimal, noisy decisions, but a recent study reveals that these tendencies decrease with age and are linked to improvements in complex decision-making skills. Researchers found that decision noise, or variability in choices, mediates age-related gains in goal-directed behaviors and adaptability.

Adolescents may rely on less efficient strategies due to limited cognitive resources, which makes them more susceptible to emotional and motivational influences. These findings shed light on the computational mechanisms behind developmental shifts in decision-making and open avenues for understanding neurodevelopmental disorders.

Nov 15, 2024

London to New York in ‘30 minutes’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Drastically Reduce Travel Times with Starship

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, space travel

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, is aiming for a radical future in which Starship rockets link major cities in a matter of minutes. Soon, you’ll be able to travel from London to New York in just 30 minutes. But how exactly will this game-changing technology work, and what obstacles remain?

Nov 15, 2024

How technology companies are tackling the digital divide

Posted by in categories: education, internet

From education to work and leisure, internet access is essential to modern life. Yet, since the first days of the world wide web, this access has been unequal. The US, France and the UK gained a headstart in the 1990s and developing countries have been seeking to catch up ever since.

One region where this process is now complete is the Arabian Peninsula. From relative obscurity in connectivity rankings three decades ago, countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have leapfrogged their Western peers. Look at measures of internet speeds, in fact, and the UAE now leads the world.1 Having delivered internet access at home, e& (etisalat and), the telecommunications giant and leading global technology group headquartered in the UAE, hopes to expand connectivity worldwide.

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