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Dec 12, 2019

Jumbo Phage Deploys Cloaking Device against CRISPR Defenses

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Scientists at the University of Otago in New Zealand say they have discovered how viruses that specifically kill bacteria can outwit bacteria by hiding from their defenses. These findings are important for the development of new antimicrobials based on viruses and provide a significant advance in biological knowledge, according to the researchers.

Lead researcher Peter Fineran, PhD, professor, explained that the rise in multi-drug resistant bacteria is leading to the development of alternative therapeutics, including viruses (bacteriophages) that specifically kill bacteria. However, bacteria can become resistant to phages.

Phages are the most abundant biological entities on the planet and are important for global ecosystems, but they can also be used to kill bacterial pathogens, continued Fineran. To defend themselves from the phage invasion, bacteria have developed CRISPR-Cas defense systems, but the phages have come up with ways to avoid these bacterial defenses.

Dec 12, 2019

2019 QLED 8K Q900 65 — Specs & Price US

Posted by in categories: electronics, innovation

Discover the latest features and innovations available in the 65 inches Class Q900 QLED Smart 8K UHD TV (2019). Find the perfect TVs for you!

Dec 12, 2019

AMD Radeon VII review

Posted by in category: futurism

The AMD Radeon VII is here, with the specs to challenge the best of them. With 16GB of VRAM, the AMD Radeon VII is one of the best graphics cards to buy on Amazon Prime Day.

Dec 12, 2019

Did you know that your genes can be switched on and off?

Posted by in category: futurism

They can, and while this is mostly okay, it’s also one of the reasons we age—and we just might be able to do something about it.

Dec 12, 2019

China’s driverless, trackless train that runs on virtual rails launches first commercial line

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

China’s ART has succeeded where its “Straddling Bus” could not, launching for commercial use for the first time in the Sichuan city of Yibin.

Dubbed the “Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit,” the ART is essentially a driverless tram that runs on “virtual rails” mapped out by cameras and censors — so, it’s kinda like a bus too.

The Yibin ART T1 line extends for 17.7 kilometers. It’s expected to serve more than 10,000 passengers daily, a number that will go up to 25,000 once the line is extended to a high-speed railway station.

Dec 12, 2019

My Annual Conversation with Ray Kurzweil

Posted by in categories: Peter Diamandis, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI

Upcoming webinar on the state of AI with Ray.

If you can’t attend, by signing up you’ll get the entire webinar for later viewing.

Seems interesting.

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Dec 12, 2019

Scientists Reverse Cognitive Deficits of Down Syndrome in Mice

Posted by in category: neuroscience

And they have reason to believe their treatment could translate to humans.

Dec 12, 2019

Dementia study reveals how proteins interact to stop brain signals

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Fresh insights into damaging proteins that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could aid the quest for treatments.

A study in mice reveals how the two proteins work together to disrupt communication between brain cells.

Scientists observed how proteins—called amyloid beta and tau—team up to hamper key genes responsible for brain messaging. By changing how genes are expressed in the brain, the proteins can affect its normal function.

Dec 12, 2019

China shows off its newest satellite’s high-resolution 3D imagery

Posted by in categories: business, satellites

China launched the Gaofen-7 imaging satellite in November, and the country has just shared the first of its high-resolution, 3D shots. The satellite is sensitive enough to height that it should be able to spot a single person from 500 kilometers up.

Gaofen-7 is the latest in a planned series of 14 satellites intended to overhaul China’s orbital imaging capabilities. Companies like Planet are lofting hundreds of satellites to provide terrestrial businesses with up-to-date imagery, so it’s natural that China, among other countries, would want to have their own.

Already the Gaofen project has led to a huge reduction in reliance on foreign sources for this critical data, which as frictions in other areas of technology have shown, may not always be possible to rely on.

Dec 12, 2019

Space Heater: Scientists Find New Way to Transfer Energy Through a Vacuum

Posted by in categories: energy, nanotechnology, quantum physics, space

Nanoscale experiments reveal that quantum effects can transmit heat between objects separated by empty space.