Archive for the ‘biological’ category: Page 148
Jan 28, 2018
Naked mole rats defy the biological law of aging
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biological, life extension
The first study to analyze the life histories of thousands of naked mole rats has found that their risk of death doesn’t go up as they grow older, as it does for every other known mammalian species. Although some scientists caution against any sweeping conclusions, many say the new data are important and striking.
New study suggests that death rates don’t rise with age, as they do for most animals.
Jan 27, 2018
Microbes may help feed astronauts on future deep-space missions
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: biological, food, space
Food for astronauts during future deep-space missions may be produced from their own waste, a new study suggests.
Jan 26, 2018
El Sueño de Andrómeda — Bioquark Inc. — Regenerage
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, cosmology, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, life extension
Jan 25, 2018
What is the next stage in human evolution?
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in categories: biological, Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity, transhumanism
Will the transhumanist path forward lead us to singularity of posthuman superintelligence a-la Ray Kurzweil?
“I think that the definition of being human is about to change a lot in the next century,” says Michelle Thaller, astronomer and Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Human beings next evolutionary leap is going to take us beyond our biological existence. How do you feel about merging with an artificial intelligence?
Jan 19, 2018
Using electric fields to manipulate droplets on a surface could enable high-volume, low-cost biology experiments
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: bioengineering, biological
MIT researchers have developed hardware that uses electric fields to move droplets of chemical or biological solutions around a surface, mixing them in ways that could be used to test thousands of reactions in parallel.
The researchers view their system as an alternative to the microfluidic devices now commonly used in biological research, in which biological solutions are pumped through microscopic channels connected by mechanical valves. The new approach, which moves solutions around in computationally prescribed patterns, could enable experiments to be conducted more efficiently, cost-effectively, and at larger scales.
Jan 19, 2018
WEF Global Future Council — Human Enhancement / AARP Survey
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, bioprinting, biotech/medical, chemistry, cryonics, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, homo sapiens
Jan 18, 2018
Could science destroy the world? These scholars want to save us from a modern-day Frankenstein
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: bioengineering, biological, existential risks, health, nanotechnology, robotics/AI, science
The dozen people working at CSER itself—little more than a large room in an out-of-the-way building near the university’s occupational health service—organize talks, convene scientists to discuss future developments, and publish on topics from regulation of synthetic biology to ecological tipping points. A lot of their time is spent pondering end-of-the-world scenarios and potential safeguards.
A small cadre of scientists worries that lab-made viruses, AI, or nanobots could drive humans to extinction.
Jan 17, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — IdeaxMe — Ira Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, business, cryonics, disruptive technology, DNA, futurism, genetics
Jan 15, 2018
Main Pillars of Research in Revolutionary Geroscience Field
Posted by Brady Hartman in categories: biological, life extension
Part 2 of a 4 part article titled Geroscience… written by Felipe Sierra the US head of research in aging biology…
Part 2 of the 4-part essay” Geroscience” by Felipe Sierra. This segment explores the main pillars of aging biology research.