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If an AI became sentient, would it gain human (or equivalent) rights?

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI

Jan 9
2019

I find this subject very fascinating.

AI can fake their emotions but whether they can feel those emotions is another matter.

Scientists discover a process that stabilizes fusion plasmas

Jan 9
2019

Scientists seeking to bring the fusion reaction that powers the sun and stars to Earth must keep the superhot plasma free from disruptions. Now researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a process that can help to control the disruptions thought to be most dangerous.

‘ANYmal’ robot stalks dark sewers to test its navigation

Posted by Genevieve Klien in robotics/AI

Jan 9
2019

Researchers are testing a four-legged robot’s ability to find its way through the sewers under Zurich.

Drug to clear ‘zombie cells’ from body could be first anti-ageing treatment after ’impressive‘ human trial

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

Jan 9
2019

A drug to fight ageing may finally be on the horizon after the first trial in humans showed ‘impressive’ results.

For many years scientists have known that an accumulation of senescent cells in the body is linked to ageing symptoms such as frailty and arthritis, as well as diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Senescent cells — also known as zombie cells — are not completely dead so are not cleared out by the body, but are too damaged to repair tissue or carry out normal functions. Unable to repair itself or clear out the waste, the body gradually deteriorates.

Diabetes: Can we teach the body to heal itself?

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical

Jan 9
2019

In a new study in an animal model, researchers investigate the body’s potential to replace insulin-producing cells and thus heal itself of diabetes.

Hyundai’s walking car concept unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show

Posted by Genevieve Klien in electronics, transportation

Jan 9
2019

The electric vehicle is designed to shift to “reptilian” or “mammalian” walking mode when terrain turns tough.

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse To Become The First Pan-American Total Eclipse In 19 Years

Posted by Genevieve Klien in futurism

Jan 9
2019

On January 20/21, half of Earth will experience a total lunar eclipse. For the first time in 19 years, this includes all of North and South America.

Mysterious radio signals have reached Earth from a galaxy 1.5 billion light years away

Posted by Michael Lance in space

Jan 9
2019

Signals of this type have only been found once before.

NMN Enters Cells via Newly Discovered Pathway

Posted by Steve Hill in biotech/medical, life extension

Jan 9
2019

A new study published in Nature Metabolism finally reveals the answer to how NMN enters the cell in order to become NAD+ and that it does not need to convert into NR to do so.

In the last few years, there has been considerable interest in restoring levels of the nicotinamide adenine dinclueotide (NAD+) coenzyme to combat age-related diseases. Evidence suggests that NAD+ systemically declines with age in a variety of organisms, including rodents and humans, which contributes to the development of many age-related diseases and metabolic conditions.

What is NAD+?

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a coenzyme found in all living cells. It is a dinucleotide, which means that it consists of two nucleotides joined through their phosphate groups. One nucleotide contains an adenine base, and the other contains nicotinamide.

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