March 2019 – Page 4 – Lifeboat News: The Blog

Giant viruses have weaponised CRISPR against their bacterial hosts

Posted by Genevieve Klien in bioengineering, biotech/medical | Leave a Comment on Giant viruses have weaponised CRISPR against their bacterial hosts

03.30.
2019

Hundreds of giant viruses that infect bacteria have been discovered. Some seem to deploy CRISPR – the system used for gene editing – to fight their hosts.

‘Google brain’ implants could end school as anyone can learn anything instantly

Posted by Genevieve Klien in education | Leave a Comment on ‘Google brain’ implants could end school as anyone can learn anything instantly

03.30.
2019

101 votes and so far on Reddit.

Physicists predict a way to squeeze light from the vacuum of empty space

Posted by Genevieve Klien in quantum physics | Leave a Comment on Physicists predict a way to squeeze light from the vacuum of empty space

03.30.
2019

Experiment could test theory of quantum electrodynamics—if it ever can be done.

Sir David Attenborough Urges Young People To Look Up From Their Screens At The “Great Treasure” Of The Natural World

Posted by Genevieve Klien in space | Leave a Comment on Sir David Attenborough Urges Young People To Look Up From Their Screens At The “Great Treasure” Of The Natural World

03.30.
2019

The broadcaster talks to BuzzFeed News about his new Netflix show Our Planet, why we need to get off our screens and how there are so many more species on our planet we’ve yet to discover.

Doing this one thing can boost memory and help prevent Alzheimer’s

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, health, neuroscience | Leave a Comment on Doing this one thing can boost memory and help prevent Alzheimer’s

03.30.
2019

Results showed the hippocampus experienced a boost both immediately after exercise and after continued habitual exercise following a 12-week regiment.

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A DNA Company Wants You to Help Catch Criminals

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, law enforcement | Leave a Comment on A DNA Company Wants You to Help Catch Criminals

03.30.
2019

Family Tree DNA was criticized for secretly working with the FBI. Now it’s explicitly asking potential customers to help law enforcement.

World’s First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant with Living Donor Performed Successfully

Posted by Genevieve Klien in biotech/medical, health | Leave a Comment on World’s First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant with Living Donor Performed Successfully

03.30.
2019

The ability to use organs from living HIV-positive individuals could increase the supply available for transplant.

By Victoria Knight, Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News on March 29, 2019

Meet history’s most brilliant female coders

Posted by Genevieve Klien in computing | Leave a Comment on Meet history’s most brilliant female coders

03.30.
2019

From a gifted 19th-century countess to a maverick naval officer, these women blazed a trail for computer programmers today.

How Science Can Change Your Life & Your Future

Posted by Dave Holt in quantum physics, science | Leave a Comment on How Science Can Change Your Life & Your Future

03.30.
2019

This week I’m going to blow your mind, change your world and future with science, with current science, Quantum Mechanics. Seriously, this article/podcast can completely change your life and future. As well as, your view of the world.

Find out how to Change Your Life and Find Your Life’s Purpose using Quantum Mechanics. Sounds weird and unbelievable but it works…Check it out!

What it’s really like to ‘freeze yourself’ when you die

Posted by Paul Battista in futurism | Leave a Comment on What it’s really like to ‘freeze yourself’ when you die

03.30.
2019

What happens when you get cryonically frozen after death, according to the world’s leading cryonic preservation company.