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Dec 4, 2020
House passes historic bill to decriminalize cannabis
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: biotech/medical
The proposal would end a federal ban on marijuana and create a pathway to expunge related criminal records.
As the cannabis industry continues to take root state by state, the House of Representatives voted in favor of removing marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act.
The House voted Friday on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, which decriminalizes cannabis and clears the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions. The Senate is unlikely to approve the bill.
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Dec 4, 2020
Dr. Leonard Hayflick — Cellular Senescence, Mycoplasmology, and Viral Vaccine Development
Posted by Eithen Pasta in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Dr leonard hayflick — father of cell senescence!
Dr. Leonard Hayflick, is Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he has been part of the faculty since 1988.
Dec 4, 2020
All About Electric Transportation
Posted by Gerard Bain in categories: government, robotics/AI, transportation
This Week in Engineering is multi-segment show that explores the latest innovations and tech trends across many engineering disciplines from academic institutions, government agencies and industry.
EPISODE SEGMENTS:
0:14 GM Unveils Massive Investment in EV’s.
2:30 UK’s Kar-go Autonomous Delivery Vehicle.
Dec 4, 2020
China Just Powered Up Its “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: nuclear energy
Dec 4, 2020
How to Watch Hayabusa2 Return an Asteroid Sample to Earth
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
The Japanese Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu marks a major milestone this weekend with the return of pristine space rock.
Dec 4, 2020
A New Theorem Maps Out the Limits of Quantum Physics
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: mapping, quantum physics
The result highlights a fundamental tension: Either the rules of quantum mechanics don’t always apply, or at least one basic assumption about reality must be wrong.
Dec 4, 2020
A ‘tsunami’ for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Europe’s Gaia spacecraft has produced the best-yet map of the Milky Way with measurements of 1.8 billion objects.
Dec 4, 2020
Ancient Viruses Are Buried in Your DNA
Posted by Muhammad Furqan in category: biotech/medical
Endogenous retroviruses wormed into the human genome eons ago. Today viral genes continue to produce a variety of mysterious proteins in the body.
Dec 4, 2020
UN commission reclassifies cannabis, no longer considered risky narcotic
Posted by Brent Ellman in category: biotech/medical
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) took a number of decisions on Wednesday, leading to changes in the way cannabis is internationally regulated, including its reclassification out of the most dangerous category of drugs.