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Mar 1, 2020
SpaceX’s founder tells US Air Force the era of fighter jets is ending
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: Elon Musk, military
Mar 1, 2020
The theory of longevity of Aubrey de Gray — how in the coming years we will defeat aging
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in category: life extension
Mar 1, 2020
These tiny living robots could help science eavesdrop on cellular gossip
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: robotics/AI, science
An entirely new being is swimming into the annals of science—a living robot designed by artificial intelligence.
Mar 1, 2020
Boeing Defense, Space and Security offers $30,000 bonuses for satellite engineers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: satellites, security
Boeing is offering signing bonuses up to $30,000 for experienced satellite engineers and procurement specialists, saying Friday needs the staff “to help build assets for the U.S. Air Force and its allies.”
The company posted a notice about its hiring on LinkedIn, listing more than open 75 jobs for what Boeing said were its “rapidly growing” satellite program efforts.
“We have an urgent need for Security Cleared Satellite Engineers to help build assets for the U.S. Air Force and its Allies. We’re offering a potential $30k sign-on bonus,” the posting said.
Mar 1, 2020
Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus
Posted by Prem Vijaywargi in categories: biotech/medical, government
Masoumeh Ebtekar, President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women’s affairs and the highest-ranking woman in the government, was at least the seventh Iranian official to test positive.
Mar 1, 2020
Scientists have successfully cured diabetes in mice for the first time
Posted by Prem Vijaywargi in category: biotech/medical
Scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis revealed on February 24 that they had successfully converted human stem cells into insulin-producing cells and demonstrated in mice infused with the converted cells that they can act as a rapid cure to diabetes.
The research transformed other types of cells into beta pancreatic cells which produce the insulin hormone needed by the body to break up blood sugar.
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Mar 1, 2020
Space images show drastic drop in China pollution as coronavirus shuts factories
Posted by Fyodor Rouge in categories: biotech/medical, space
‘This is the first time I have seen such a dramatic drop-off over such a wide area for a specific event,’ says NASA scientist.
Mar 1, 2020
Health officials: Dozens at Kirkland nursing facility reporting symptoms that might suggest coronavirus
Posted by Mike Diverde in categories: biotech/medical, habitats, health
Wuhan coronavirus pandemic — kirkland, washington.
Cluster of 50 people sick at a single retirement home where 2 have been confirmed to have Wuhan Coronavirus.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Dozens of residents and staff at Life Care Center of Kirkland, a nursing and rehab facility, are reporting symptoms that might suggest coronavirus, according to a statement from King County Public Health.
Mar 1, 2020
This years-old vaccine may protect against COVID-19
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in category: biotech/medical
As doctors around the world continue to mobilize against the coronavirus COVID-19 and try to develop a vaccine, one doctor thinks he may have an ace in the hole.
Years ago, Peter Hotez, a vaccine and infectious disease specialist at Baylor College of Medicine, worked on a vaccine that protected lab mice from SARS, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The project was abandoned and the vaccine never tested on humans because it took until 2016 — 16 years after the SARS outbreak ended — to manufacture it. But now, Hotez suspects that minor adjustments could turn it into a viable defense against COVID-19.
