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Jan 21, 2024

TRNA ‘Wobble’ Helps Cells Boost Antibody Production

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience

The various identities of cells, whether they are in the brain, heart, kidney, or any other tissue, are defined by the genes they expressed. In basic terms, the genes that are active in a cell are transcribed into RNA molecules that are then translated into proteins using tRNA molecules. In the genetic code, three base pair sequences of DNA, or codons, represent amino acids. These amino acids are moved into place by tRNA molecules, which have matching anticodons, to make proteins. There is redundancy in the genetic code as well, in which one amino acid can often be encoded by a few different codons.

Protein production varies considerably in different cells, and this is especially notable in cells that generate antibodies. These cells often have to spring into action and shift into high gear to generate many infection-fighting antibodies quickly. These antibody producers are B cells, and they often make significant metabolic adaptations when they’re needed.

Jan 21, 2024

Breakthrough in DNA repair: Researchers reveal secret of RecA’s precision

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, innovation

This finding has important implications for cancer research, as HR is involved in many aspects of cancer biology.

Jan 21, 2024

Astronomers Discover the Oldest Known Black Hole, Breaking a Record Set Last Year

Posted by in category: cosmology

The supermassive structure dates to about 400 million years after the Big Bang, and it’s particularly large for its age.

Jan 21, 2024

Japan becomes the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon

Posted by in categories: solar power, space, sustainability

TOKYO (AP) — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

However, space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its mission priority of making a pinpoint landing. They also said the craft’s solar panel had failed to generate power, which could shorten its activity on the moon.

Space officials believe the SLIM’s small rovers were launched as planned and that data was being transmitted back to Earth, said Hitoshi Kuninaka, head of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, a unit of Japan’s space agency.

Jan 21, 2024

It’s not your life span you need to worry about. It’s your health span

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Unlocking the secrets for living more years disease-free is increasingly the target for longevity researchers.

Jan 21, 2024

Just One Molecule Allows Us to See Millions More Colors Than Our Pets

Posted by in category: futurism

It’s pretty hard to imagine the world through someone else’s eyes, especially different animals. But a new study using lab-grown human retinas reveals that even between different humans, our vision is extremely diverse.

And it might be to do with how the red and green cones form in our retinas. Cones are light-sensing cells in vertebrates’ eyes; their combined responses to different wavelengths enable color vision.

Humans and some closely related primates are some of the only mammals known that can see the color red, as well as green and blue.

Jan 21, 2024

Massive Release of Breached Passwords Likely Includes Yours

Posted by in category: futurism

A gigantic trove of passwords has been released by bad actors, and there’s a very good chance that yours is on there.

According to Troy Hunt, the man behind the excellent breach notification site “Have I Been Pwned” — which allows users to look up your email and see if and where your passwords and other user information have been compromised — it’s one of the largest collections of breached data he’s ever seen appear online.

To a data defender like Hunt, “large” is not an understatement. The cache of files, dubbed “Naz. API,” contains more than 71 million email addresses and 100 million passwords. Thus far, more than 400,000 Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) subscribers have been impacted.

Jan 21, 2024

Are We Learning from AI Now?

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Explore how AI advances are reshaping skills and knowledge, teaching us to ask the right questions in a world where machines offer endless answers Welcome to the future. Robots haven’t taken over. Yet. But they’re teaching us a lesson. A lesson in conversation. The job market? It’s flipping. Experience? Taking a backseat. The new MVP? The art of asking. Yes, asking. We’re not talking about small talk over coffee. We’re talking about significant talks with machines. Data-stuffed machines, waiting. Waiting for our questions. Think of it. A genie in a bottle. But forget three wishes. This genie’s game is endless. Ask away. Here’s…

Jan 21, 2024

Eisai harnesses wearables data for AI-led Alzheimer’s prediction

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, wearables

Its AI model can predict the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein, a major Alzheimer’s biomarker.

Jan 21, 2024

Experts craft life-saving ‘robot medics’ for triage in high-risk places

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, virtual reality

Experts created robotic arms to conduct essential medical triage in perilous situations like humanitarian disasters and conflict zones.


Developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield, this revolutionary technology has the potential to be a life-saving intervention in high-risk places.

Examining victims within 20 minutes

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