Science
Prestigious Cancer Research Institute Has Retracted 7 Studies Amid Controversy Over Errors
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Seven studies from researchers at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have been retracted over the last two months after a scientist blogger alleged that images used in them had been manipulated or duplicated.
New Treatment Approach For Hard-To-Treat Cancers Shows Promise
Posted in Medicine, Science on 21st Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Treating cancer is like navigating a gigantic maze. Now, imagine a way to see a clear path forward toward better treatment options. That's the goal of functional precision medicine.
Tardigrade Proteins Upgrade Damage Resistance Of Human Cells
Posted in Medicine, Science on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
Just like tardigrades, when you put human cells that have these proteins into biostasis, they become more resistant to stresses, conferring some of the tardigrades' abilities to the human cells."
Debate And Innovation Define Nuclear Energy's Present And Future
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
If the goal is to decarbonize quickly and with as little social pain as possible, "Nuclear is essential," says Kai Vetter, a nuclear physicist at the University of California, Berkeley.
NASA Is Designing A Time Zone Just For The Moon
Posted in Science on 3rd Apr, 2024
by Alex Muller
The White House issued a memo directing the agency to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time, which will help guide humanity's potentially permanent presence on the moon.