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Scientists have developed an artificial thymus, an organ crucial to the human immune system, that could produce special cancer-fighting T-cells in the body on demand.

T-cells are white blood cells that naturally combat disease as part of our immune system, but these artificially engineered versions would be targeted at specific forms of cancer, potentially giving our natural defences a boost in attacking the disease.

In the human body, the thymus sits in front of the heart and uses blood stem cells to make T-cells, which then go onto fight infection in the body. But as people get older or become sick, the thymus becomes less efficient.

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Excellent idea! but we need to point the weapons away from earth to shoot down Asteroids / bad aliens and form The Earth Defense Directorate. (The Earth Defense Directorate is the ficticious unified military command of the planet Earth in the 25th century. (Buck Rogers) It encompasses both ground forces (who wear white uniforms and use traditional army ranks, such as Major and Colonel) and a naval force which operates Earth’s starships (such as the Searcher) and whose officers and crew wear blue uniforms and have naval ranks.)

The U.S. military is preparing for IRL Star Wars.

Reminds me of the 2004 film “The Day after Tomorrow” : in which Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek across America to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

CLIMATE CHANGE will increase severe plane turbulence by 149 per cent, according to scientists.

Divergent 3D has shown off the Blade Supercar, the first-ever 3D-printed sports car capable of reaching 97 km (60 mph) in 2.2 seconds. The car is made from a more sustainable approach to materials that, if widely adopted, could help alleviate the carbon footprint of automakers.

“The effective altruism movement could be more effective if it encouraged adoption of its principles within causes and geographies, not just across them.”

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“Study finds three-quarters of consumers throw away rather than recycle or donate unwanted garments”

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“Rapidly melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has opened up previously inaccessible areas to industrial fishing, oil exploration, shipping and other human activities.”

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“This handbook will:

• help architects better understand their role and how to prepare for and respond to disasters
• prepare AIA Component staff to engage and coordinate their architect members and provide community discourse and assistance
• explain how built environment professionals can work with architects and the community on disaster response and preparedness efforts
• inform municipal governments of the unique ways architects assist the public and their clients in mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters”

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“The clothing industry is said to be the world’s second most polluting business, runner-up in grubbiness to oil.”

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