- Enlisting the AIDS virus to fight cancer – Taking advantage of the HIV replication machinery, the researchers have been able to select a specific mutant protein. Added to a culture of tumor cells in combination with an anticancer drug, this protein improves the effectiveness of the treatment at 1/300 the normal dosage levels.
Tags: biotech research science SF
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Bookmarks for August 20th
Eric Powell’s The Goon
Bookmarks for August 11th
- FAQ « Stone Spray Project – Stone Spray is a revolutionary construction method which uses soil as the base material and a liquid binder to solidify the soil granules. And uses a jet spray system to deposit the mix of soil and binder, for constructing architectural shapes.
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Useful for building on Mars or the Moon, perhaps?
Tags: science tech buildings cities research
Bookmarks for August 10th
Bookmarks for July 19th
- A wrinkle in space-time: Math shows how shockwaves could crinkle space – We show that space-time cannot be locally flat at a point where two shock waves collide," said Blake Temple, professor of mathematics at UC Davis. "This is a new kind of singularity in general relativity.
Tags: science research space SF - One step closer to growing a tooth – – Although human teeth don’t grow continuously, the mechanisms that control and regulate their growth are similar as in mouse teeth. Therefore, the discovery of Sox2 as a marker for dental stem cells is an important step toward developing a complete bioengineered tooth. In the future, it may be possible to grow new teeth from stem cells to replace lost ones, says researcher Emma Juuri, a co-author of the study.
Tags: science research
Bookmarks for July 14th
- Design for a long duration, deep space mission habitat –
Tags: science space research - How to make global fisheries worth five times more – By reducing the size of the global fishing fleet, eliminating harmful government subsidies, and putting in place effective management systems, global fisheries would be worth US$54 billion each year, rather than losing US$13 billion per year.
Tags: food finance poltics
Bookmarks for July 12th
- Watch Your Back, CERN! Designer Builds Particle Accelerator in His Garage | Wired Design | Wired.com – So if this is possible, it's theoretically possible to build your own time machine in your garage! (Yeah, yeah, he use electrons instead of protons, it's just a matter of time.
Tags: science SF tech
A Chinese proverb
A Chinese proverb says an invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, despite the time, the place, despite the circumstances. The thread can be tightened or tangled, but never be broken.
via Bleedingbetty, A Chinese proverb says an invisible red thread….
Bookmarks for July 5th
- Homeland Security Report Lists ‘Liberty Lovers’ As Terrorists Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind! – A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority,” and “reverent of individual liberty” as “extreme right-wing” terrorists.Under the FBI’s Communities Against Terrorism program, the bulk purchase of food is labeled as a potential indication of terrorist activity, as is using cash to pay for a cup of coffee, and showing an interest in web privacy when using the Internet in a public place.
Tags: extreme freedom scary poltics