If funding can be got, human trials can start this year.
Curious to know if this also increases longevity.
Basically, this stalls/reverses many of the things what happen when you age, but does nothing about telomeres. So like... it won't raise our lifespans above natural human limits, but it'll help more of us hit that limit and be way healthier when we do. We'll putter along all youthful until we hit cancer critical mass.
Some company made a food replacement, and they actually called it Soylent. The guys over at ASAPscience are trying it out.
Yeah, it was some either electrical engineer or CS guy who decided he needed to solve a solved problem, because he didn't even do the cursory research to find out that the solution already existed. It's a shitload of hype and marketing for basically nothing new or interesting, at a higher cost than existing solutions.
This has been around the internets for a day or two, I give it two thumbs up for good pop sci writing (even tough it is a bit depressing): The fermi paradox.
University of Queensland scientists have figured out how to design a camera that's able to detect cancer (and brain activity) based on how the mantis shrimp's eyes process polarized light. Press release and research article.
An astrophysicist worked on the creation of the upcoming Interstellar movie to help them get the science right. He even helped the graphics rendering team create some kick-ass and accurate visualizations of black hole lensing.
In the end, Nolan got elegant images that advance the story. Thorne got a movie that teaches a mass audience some real, accurate science. But he also got something he didn't expect: a scientific discovery. “This is our observational data,” he says of the movie's visualizations. “That's the way nature behaves. Period.” Thorne says he can get at least two published articles out of it.
Crash Course has partnered up with PBS Digital Studios. Also, there will be two new courses hosted by people other than the vlogbrothers: U.S. Civics hosted by Craig Benzine (a.k.a. WheezyWaiter); and Astronomy hosted by Phil Plait
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He was on Crossfire last night to discuss climate change.
http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/
How the fuck did I not know about this?
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/astrophysics-interstellar-black-hole/
U.S. Civics hosted by Craig Benzine (a.k.a. WheezyWaiter); and
Astronomy hosted by Phil Plait
Also, XKCD is "live drawing" the whole thing.
No mention of what the virus is or how it achieves what it does.
No breakdown of the participants in the study.
No demonstration of the properties that allow it to pass the blood brain barrier or why it would only effect cognition.
Stop reading a newspaper for actual scientific information.
The XKCD project is actually a really fun way to keep up with the news. I've had this more functional page open all afternoon.