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Apr 29, 2022

YouthBio CEO: The time is right to develop epigenetic reprogramming therapies

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, life extension

Earlier this month, we brought you the news that epigenetic reprogramming startup YouthBio Therapeutics had emerged from stealth. The company shed some light on its plans to develop epigenetic reprogramming therapies for age-related diseases by rejuvenating certain cells in our bodies. YouthBio aims to achieve this rejuvenation by developing gene therapies that enable partial cellular reprogramming – an area of longevity science that is now attracting significant commercial interest.

Longevity. Technology: Cellular reprogramming refers to the process of returning adult cells to a “pluripotent” state: blank, embryonic-like cells that can become any cell in the body. This reprogramming can be achieved using techniques based on the discovery of Yamanaka factors.

Apr 29, 2022

AI News Timestamps

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

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Apr 28, 2022

Three Myths of Planetary Protection

Posted by in category: space travel

Planetary Protection — how strict should the guidelines be to protect our home planet, to protect other worlds?

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Apr 28, 2022

Grandpa Creates Hologram Twin For Future Grandkids Using VR

Posted by in categories: habitats, holograms, virtual reality

Not even death itself will prevent this tech-savvy grandfather from meeting his future great-grandchildren.


Not even death will stop this tech-savvy grandfather from meeting his great-grandchildren.

Jerry Terrance, an 85-year-old grandfather from Los Angeles, California, has turned himself into a 3D hologram that will serve as a humanoid time capsule for future generations. According to the Daily Mail, Jerry’s ‘hologram twin’ will guide his two children and four grandchildren, as well as future great-grandchildren, through his family’s history, even after his death.

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Apr 28, 2022

World’s smallest gears measure mere nanometers to power molecular machines

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, nanotechnology

In many fields of technology, smaller is better, and machinery is now getting so tiny it’s measured in mere atoms. Researchers at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany have now developed what they claim are the world’s smallest working gear wheels.

Molecular machines and nanorobots could be extremely useful in the coming decades, helping to construct electronic components, transport drugs through the body, or manipulate individual cells or molecules.

To that end, scientists have developed nanoscale versions of many machine parts, such as motors, pistons, pumps, wrenches and propellers.

Apr 28, 2022

Is a Technological Singularity Inevitable?

Posted by in categories: computing, singularity

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As computers have improved at an accelerating rate for generations now, fears of some emergent super intelligent computer mind have grown, but is such a Technological Singularity Inevitable, and can we survive it?

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Apr 28, 2022

Researchers Rejuvenate Mouse Organs Through Cellular Reprogramming

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Scientists led by Dr. Manuel Serrano have observed symptoms of rejuvenation in the pancreas, liver, spleen, and blood of mice after applying one cycle of cell reprogramming.

To achieve this, the researchers have characterized rejuvenation by studying molecular marks in the DNA, gene expression, and cell metabolism. The study has been published in the journal Aging Cell.

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Apr 28, 2022

HPE and Salesforce unveil AI and automation tools for developers

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

HPE has launched its Swarm Learning and Machine Learning Development System whilst Salesforce announced further integration with Slack, Tableau, and Mulesoft.

Apr 28, 2022

BlackRock launches a blockchain ETF that offers a ‘gradual entry point’ into the tech — and the opportunity for exponential growth, says top iShares exec

Posted by in categories: blockchains, cryptocurrencies

BlackRock announced on Wednesday its new iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF (IBLC), which allows investors to gain exposure to the blockchain sector without any direct investments in cryptocurrencies.

The exchange-traded fund tracks US and international companies involved in the “development, innovation, and utilization of blockchain and crypto technologies,” BlackRock said. Currently, the fund has over $4.7 million in net assets across 34 holdings, excluding cash positions and derivative exposures.

The ETF is a “gradual entry point into the blockchain ecosystem” and includes holdings like crypto exchanges, crypto miners, and underlying technologies, said Rachel Aguirre, BlackRock’s head of US iShares product, at a Wednesday panel event.

Apr 28, 2022

Zero-index metamaterials offer new insights into the foundations of quantum mechanics

Posted by in categories: energy, quantum physics

In physics, as in life, it’s always good to look at things from different perspectives.

Since the beginning of quantum physics, how moves and interacts with matter around it has mostly been described and understood mathematically through the lens of its energy. In 1900, Max Planck used energy to explain how light is emitted by heated objects, a seminal study in the foundation of quantum mechanics. In 1905, Albert Einstein used energy when he introduced the concept of photon.

But light has another equally important quality, known as momentum. And as it turns out, when you take momentum away, light starts behaving in really interesting ways.