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Oct 17, 2017

Steve Hill shares his #IAmTheLifespan story for Longevity Month

Posted by in category: life extension

We want to hear your story too!

https://www.leafscience.org/longevity-month-2017-tell-us-your-story/

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Oct 17, 2017

Hallmarks of Aging: Epigenetic Alterations

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

This is the second part of our ongoing series of articles that discuss the Hallmarks of Aging. Published in 2013, the paper divides aging into a number of distinct categories (“hallmarks”) of damage to explain how the aging process works and how it causes age-related diseases[1].

Today, we will be looking at one of the primary hallmarks, epigenetic alterations.

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Oct 17, 2017

Violation of the exponential decay law discovered in open quantum systems

Posted by in categories: particle physics, quantum physics

(Phys.org)—Ever since the early days of quantum mechanics, the decay dynamics of unstable quantum systems has been thought to follow an exponential decay law, just like the one used to describe radioactive decay and many other natural processes. The exponential law in the quantum domain was originally proposed by George Gamow and later developed by Eugene Wigner and Victor Weisskopf. According to this law, when given a sample of unstable atoms, the number of those that are likely to decay during a brief period of time is proportional to the number of atoms present.

In the years since then, however, physicists have found that deviations from the exponential law can occur in unstable systems, but only in those that are isolated from the external environment. This is because isolated systems are free from environmental decoherence, which makes it possible for the quantum decay products to reconstruct themselves back into their initial, pre-decayed states. Consequently, the decay is initially slower than that predicted by the exponential law, and in the later stages, the decay often exhibits a power-law behavior. Researchers have previously shown that this nonexponential decay can be harnessed for quantum control.

Now in a new study, physicists have theoretically shown that quantum decay processes can deviate from the exponential decay law not only when the system is isolated, but even when it is in contact with the external environment. The results suggest that an unstable quantum system can decay and subsequently return to its original state, even in the presence of environmental decoherence.

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Oct 17, 2017

Neutron star smashup seen for first time, ‘transforms’ understanding of Universe

Posted by in category: space

For the first time, scientists have witnessed the cataclysmic crash of two ultra-dense neutron stars in a galaxy far away, and concluded that such impacts forged at least half the gold in the Universe.

Shockwaves and light flashes from the collision travelled some 130 million light-years to be captured by Earthly detectors on August 17, excited teams revealed at press conferences held around the globe on Monday as a dozen related science papers were published in top academic journals.

“We witnessed history unfolding in front of our eyes: two neutron stars drawing closer, closer… turning faster and faster around each other, then colliding and scattering debris all over the place,” co-discoverer Benoit Mours of France’s CNRS research institute told AFP.

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Oct 17, 2017

China to build giant facial recognition database to identify any citizen within seconds

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, security

However, some researchers said it was unclear when the system would be completed, as the development was encountering many difficulties due to the technical limits of facial recognition technology and the large population base.


Project aims to achieve an accuracy rate of 90 per cent but faces formidable technological hurdles and concerns about security.

PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 October, 2017, 9:01pm.

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Oct 17, 2017

The Epigenome in Cancer and Disease

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

Describes the epigenetic role in aging, cancer and disease as well as drugs that are targeting the epigenome.


Our epigenome plays a role in aging and also in diseases like cancer and diabetes. Scientists have developed epigenome-targeting cancer drugs.

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Oct 16, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg — Today the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is…

Posted by in category: futurism

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Oct 16, 2017

How North Korean hackers stole 235 gigabytes of classified US and South Korean military plans

Posted by in categories: computing, military

North Korea’s impressive cyber capabilities, explained.

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Oct 16, 2017

The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, existential risks, military

While the world is fixated on its nuclear missiles, North Korea has also developed a cyberattack program that is stealing millions and unleashing havoc.

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Oct 16, 2017

Merging Humans with Machines

Posted by in category: transhumanism

I just received the video of the Eureka! comedy show I was on, which focuses on science. The 90-minute show was on #transhumanism (and a bit on my Governor run). This may be the first (or one of the first) live comedy shows that focused entirely on transhumanism. Check it out!


Interested in becoming post-Human? What if it promised you eternal six-packs? Still on the fence?

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