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Jan 2, 2019
What a Tiny Electron Reveals About the Structure of the Universe
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: particle physics
What shape is an electron? The answer, believe it or not, has implications for our understanding of the entire universe, and could reveal whether there are mysterious particles still to be discovered.
Jan 2, 2019
Is it ethical to engineer HIV-proof babies?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, genetics
A Chinese scientist has claimed to use CRISPR to genetically engineer two babies. An expert explains what this means and the ethical implications.
Jan 2, 2019
Second scientific balloon launches from Antarctica
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
Washington University in St. Louis announced that its X-Calibur instrument, a telescope that measures the polarization of X-rays arriving from distant neutron stars, black holes and other exotic celestial bodies, launched today from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Jan 2, 2019
Your perspective is always limited by how much you know
Posted by Michael Lance in category: futurism
By how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your mind. ~ Dr. Bruce Lipton.
Jan 2, 2019
Scientists have combined a house plant with a rabbit gene. This is why
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, habitats, sustainability
Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) may have found an unexpected way to tackle persistent indoor air pollution: a common houseplant modified with rabbit DNA.
Researchers wanted to find a way to remove the toxic compounds chloroform and benzene from the home, a UW press release explained. Chloroform enters the air through chlorinated water and benzene comes from gasoline and enters the home through showers, the boiling of hot water and fumes from cars or other vehicles stored in garages attached to the home. Both have been linked to cancer, but not much has been done to try and remove them. Until now.
“People haven’t really been talking about these hazardous organic compounds in homes, and I think that’s because we couldn’t do anything about them,” senior study author and UW civil and environmental engineering department research professor Stuart Strand said in the release. “Now we’ve engineered houseplants to remove these pollutants for us.”
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Jan 2, 2019
Dr. Mikhail Shchepinov, CSO at Retrotope, Inc. USA will speak at the 2019 Undoing Aging Conference
Posted by Michael Greve in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry, life extension
“Mikhail first approached me nearly 15 years ago with the totally crazy idea that replacing hydrogen with deuterium in bioactive molecules so as to slow down undesirable chemical reactions. Well, if ever there were a proof that some of the craziest ideas are actually right, it is this one. In the years since, Misha and his company Retrotope have taken this concept from chemistry to yeast to mice and all the way to highly promising clinical results for several hitherto untreatable orphan diseases. I’m looking forward to hearing the latest!” says Aubrey de Grey.
https://www.undoing-aging.org/news/dr-mikhail-s-shchepinov-t…aging-2019
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Jan 2, 2019
Could Altering Memories Help Treat Addiction?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: neuroscience
Environmental cues can trigger powerful memories of substance use. What happens when those memories are disrupted?
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Jan 2, 2019
New model of the universe could end dark energy mystery once and for all
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cosmology
The model highlights dark energy, which permeates throughout the universe and pushes it to expand.
Jan 2, 2019
Scientists to Test New Cancer Treatment on Human Patients in 2019
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
The U.K.’s Telegraph reports that the new treatment, devised by researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London, uses implanted immune system cells from strangers to fight tumors, instead of old-school cancer treatments like chemotherapy — a new tack in oncology that the researchers say could boost cancer ten-year cancer survival rates from 50 percent to 75 percent.
Immune System
The scientists behind the project explained it as a “do-it-yourself” approach to cancer treatment in interviews with the Telegraph. Instead of relying on chemicals or radiation outside the body to fight tumors, the transplants aim to help the bodies of cancer patients fight the tumors on their own.
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