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A Drug Designed By AI Is Starting Its First Human Trials
Posted in Medicine on 28th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
Its drug candidate (for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-a chronic condition where the lungs become scarred and it's hard to breathe) - took just a third of the usual time and a tenth of the usual cost to develop thanks to the company's technology.
Space Colonies: Artificial Photosynthesis May Be Key To Sustained Life Beyond Earth
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
The exploration of space and our future energy economy have a very similar long-term goal: sustainability. Artificial photosynthesis devices may well become a key part of realizing it.
The Dream of Harvesting Solar Power From Space Is Gaining Momentum
Posted in Hardware, Science on 28th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
There is growing momentum in the US, with NASA revealing last year that it had launched a study into space-based solar that is expected to be published in the coming months.
Scientists reworked an experimental cancer therapy to treat autoimmune disease
Posted in Medicine on 28th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
For reasons scientists have not been able to figure out yet, the immune response mistakenly attacks its own healthy cells, struggling to distinguish between ally and enemy.
Scientists Discover An Element Essential To Life On Enceladus-Raising Hopes Alien Microbes Swim Under The Ice
Posted in Science on 27th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
This moon has been widely touted as potentially able to support a more flourishing biosphere than Enceladus because of its larger size and greater store of chemical energy in its rocky interior.