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Oct 16, 2019

Cotton Might Not Be King for Long, Hemp is Making a Comeback in Levi’s Jeans

Posted by in category: law

Hemp just became legal to grow in the United States for the first time in nearly a century. Levi’s is helping the superplant regain its reputation by blending it into its iconic denim.

Hemp is one of the most powerful plants in the world, producing twice as much fiber as cotton, using far less water and pesticides… and fixing the soil while it’s at it!

Oct 16, 2019

Elon Musk showed off the elevator that will bring cars into tunnels under busy LA traffic

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, transportation

Elon Musk took to his Instagram to show off the elevator that could bring your car under LA traffic as a part of The Boring Company. See it in action.


The newest update to Musk’s “Boring Company,” which wants to transport your car in tunnels under LA traffic.

Oct 16, 2019

This Malware Makes ATMs Spit Out All Their Money

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, economics, finance, law enforcement

Hackers equipped with black market software are targeting cash machines with dated software and substandard security and walking away with millions over the course of a series of attacks, according to a collaborative investigation by Motherboard and German newsroom Bayerischer Rundfunk. Though law enforcement agencies are tightlipped about the trend, it’s a sign that banks may be surprisingly vulnerable to cybercrime.


Other sources, granted anonymity by Motherboard, described the same trend: “There are attacks happening, but a lot of the time it’s not publicized,” said one.

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Oct 16, 2019

Methuselah, Oisín and the Zombie Apocalypse

Posted by in category: life extension

Part 1 of a series on the mission to defy aging.

Oct 16, 2019

How to Reverse Aging and Live Longer with David Sinclair PhD

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

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Oct 16, 2019

Opinion: Biomarkers of Longevity Not Ready for the Clinic

Posted by in category: life extension

The science isn’t there yet, nor are the known interventions that ought to be combined with delivering such predictions.

Oct 16, 2019

Will We Ever Cure Breast Cancer?

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, right behind skin cancer. But how far have we come in understanding this disease?
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While breast cancer largely affects women, it can also occur in men. Fortunately, thanks to awareness, early detection, and research, survival rates have increased. But, there’s still a lot to learn, so Seeker sat down with Professor Donald McDonnell from the Duke School of Medicine to find out more.

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Oct 16, 2019

A stem cell injection cured this woman’s blindness

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

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Oct 16, 2019

High-Speed Robot Hand

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Ishikawa Komuro Lab’s high-speed robot hand performing impressive acts of dexterity and skillful manipulation. For more information, see Hizook.comhttps://youtu.be/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hizook.com%2Fbl…cxMjg2MTI5

Oct 16, 2019

How evolution builds genes from scratch

Posted by in category: evolution

De novo genes are even prompting a rethink of some portions of evolutionary theory. Conventional wisdom was that new genes tended to arise when existing ones are accidentally duplicated, blended with others or broken up, but some researchers now think that de novo genes could be quite common: some studies suggest at least one-tenth of genes could be made in this way; others estimate that more genes could emerge de novo than from gene duplication. Their existence blurs the bou…


Scientists long assumed that new genes appear when evolution tinkers with old ones. It turns out that natural selection is much more creative.