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Feb 2, 2022

Mars meteorite upends when we think life could have began

Posted by in category: space

The Red planet was still getting bombarded after 4.48 billion years.


It is believed to be the second oldest meteorite discovered, about two billion years old, and contains the most water found in any of Mars’ fallen rocks.

Previous studies of Black Beauty have shown that the meteorite lacked signatures of shock deformation, which led scientists to believe that Mars stopped experiencing heavy bombardment from flying space rocks about 4.48 billion years ago. This also suggested that the planet could have developed habitable conditions early on in its history.

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Feb 2, 2022

IAVI and Moderna launch trial of HIV vaccine antigens delivered through mRNA technology

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government, health

Phase I trial aims to build on response seen in proof-of-concept trial.

NEW YORK AND CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — JANUARY 27, 2022 — IAVI and biotechnology company Moderna announced today that first doses have been administered in a clinical trial of experimental HIV vaccine antigens at George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. The Phase I trial, IAVI G002, is designed to test the hypothesis that sequential administration of priming and boosting HIV immunogens delivered by messenger RNA (mRNA) can induce specific classes of B-cell responses and guide their early maturation toward broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) development. The induction of bnAbs is widely considered to be a goal of HIV vaccination, and this is the first step in that process. The immunogens being tested in IAVI G002 were developed by scientific teams at IAVI and Scripps Research and will be delivered via Moderna’s mRNA technology.


IAVI and Moderna and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government.

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Feb 2, 2022

Our Brains Keep Us 15 Seconds ‘in The Past’ to Help Us See a Stable World, Says Study

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Our eyes are continuously bombarded by an enormous amount of visual information – millions of shapes, colors, and ever-changing motion all around us.

For the brain, this is no easy feat.

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Feb 2, 2022

‘Quantum friction’ slows water flow through carbon nanotubes, resolving long-standing fluid dynamics mystery

Posted by in categories: computing, nanotechnology, particle physics, quantum physics

For 15 years, scientists have been baffled by the mysterious way water flows through the tiny passages of carbon nanotubes—pipes with walls that can be just one atom thick. The streams have confounded all theories of fluid dynamics; paradoxically, fluid passes more easily through narrower nanotubes, and in all nanotubes it moves with almost no friction. What friction there is has also defied explanation.

In an unprecedented mashup of fluid dynamics and , researchers report in a new theoretical study published February 2 in Nature that they finally have an answer: ‘quantum .’

The proposed explanation is the first indication of quantum effects at the boundary of a solid and a liquid, says study lead author Nikita Kavokine, a research fellow at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) in New York City.

Feb 2, 2022

DeepMind AI rivals average human competitive coder

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

After simulating 10 contests, with more than 5,000 participants, AlphaCode has ranks in the top 54%.

Feb 2, 2022

Ethereum-based AR metaverse ecosystem adopts Polygon to address scaling

Posted by in categories: augmented reality, cryptocurrencies, transportation

Peter Nesswhy is he so eager for Biden’s approval? Doesn’t he have parents?

Eric KlienAdmin.

Peter Ness Biden keeps saying that GM is the U.S. leader in EVs and this ticks off Elon. In fact, the old GM plant in California that Tesla bought for a big $42 million produced more cars than any other U.S. factory last year. (All EVs, of course.)

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Feb 2, 2022

$323 million in ETH stolen from cross-chain protocol Wormhole

Posted by in categories: blockchains, climatology, cosmology, cryptocurrencies, engineering, environmental, finance

Ben RayfieldWeather control tech exists, to some extent. EMP weapons exist. If there was a 477 mile long lightning, it was probably either due to the sun or is a weapon or a terraforming experiment.

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Feb 2, 2022

Dr. Marilyn Roossinck, Ph.D. — Beneficial Viruses — Professor Emeritus, Penn State University

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, education, evolution, food, health

“Beneficial Viruses” For Human Health, Agriculture And Environmental Sustainability — Dr. Marilyn Roossinck, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Penn State


Dr. Marilyn Roossinck Ph.D. (https://plantpath.psu.edu/directory/mjr25) is Professor Emeritus of plant pathology, environmental microbiology and biology at Penn State University.

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Feb 2, 2022

Dr Katcher’s E5 Experiment

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

Another E5 update. At the moment there is a great difference between the control and treated rats. The treated rats are nearing their expected lifespan. And it looks like E5 human trials are trying to be set up.


In this video we report on the Feb 2022 update from Dr. Katcher’s experiment with E5, where he is testing to see how long the rats will stay alive if they are given an E5 injection every 90 days.

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Feb 2, 2022

Michigan finalizing plan to build first-ever wireless charging road for electric cars

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has finalized a contract to build the country’s first wireless charging road system in Detroit, the state announced Tuesday.

The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the project to Electreon, an electric vehicle solutions firm that will construct a 1-mile stretch of road open to the public and capable of charging battery-powered cars and trucks in real time.

The road where it will be built hasn’t been selected yet, the state said. It will be located somewhere in Detroit.