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Jun 11, 2019

NAD+ and Cellular Senescence Pathways Interact

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

A new publication highlights how the complex interaction of NAD+ and cellular senescence pathways may complicate proposed anti-aging therapies that boost NAD+ using precursors.

What are epigenetic alterations?

One of the proposed reasons we age is the changes to gene expression that our cells experience as we get older; these are commonly called epigenetic alterations. These alterations harm the fundamental functions of our cells and can increase the risk of cancer and other age-related diseases.

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Jun 11, 2019

Yellowstone volcano: How USGS scientist issued 1,000-mile warning after ‘puzzling’ find

Posted by in category: futurism

A YELLOWSTONE volcano scientist sent a warning to states in the surrounding areas up to 1000 miles from the supervolcano after he found something that was a “real puzzle”, it was revealed during a lecture.

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Jun 11, 2019

A 10-Year Odyssey: What Space Stations Will Look Like in 2030

Posted by in categories: government, space

NASA’s new plan for orbit conjures a striking view of government and commerce in space.

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Jun 11, 2019

Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The proposal follows a Chinese scientist who claimed to have created twins from edited embryos last year.

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Jun 11, 2019

Let’s take an interstellar journey into a Black Hole

Posted by in categories: cosmology, space travel, supercomputing

This video shows what you will see if you fall into a black hole. It is not an artistic impression, but a result of general- relativistic supercomputer simulation by prof. Andrew Hamilton.

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Jun 11, 2019

The Interstellar Ramjet Conundrum

Posted by in category: space travel

And a possible solution…

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Jun 10, 2019

China’s new ‘social credit system’ is a dystopian nightmare

Posted by in category: futurism

Imagine calling a friend. Only instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and then a voice intoning, “Be careful in your dealings with this person.”

Would that put a damper on your relationship? It’s supposed to.

Welcome to life in China’s “Social Credit System,” where a low score can ruin your life in more ways than one.

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Jun 10, 2019

Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Can Evaporate, Weird New Study Shows

Posted by in category: cosmology

Using supersonic gas and sound waves, researchers have shown that one of Stephen Hawking’s theories about black holes was right all along.

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Jun 10, 2019

Planetary Landscapes

Posted by in category: space

🔥 Absolutely beautiful video created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter and while at Saturn. Shown is Io and Europa over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and then Titan as it passes over Saturn and it’s edge-on rings. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinmgill/44583965185/?fbclid…quZjFTDy_s

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Jun 10, 2019

West Virginia University Takes Top Prize in Moon to Mars Ice Challenge

Posted by in category: space travel

West virginia university takes top prize in NASA test of concepts to extract water on the moon and mars.

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