CRISPR came from viruses. “Two new studies, published in Science, describe a similar RNA-guided system that originated in the viruses themselves and appears to be a precursor to CRISPR.” The system is called VIPR, and it uses a weird “skip-one” […]
“The authors of scientific papers often say one thing and find another; they concoct a story around a set of findings that they might not have even made, or which they might have actually even contradicted. This happens surprisingly often, […]
This is a fun story about science and scientists. It ends with an interesting quote from science historian John Heilbron: “The myth you slay today may contain a truth you need tomorrow.” ~ learn more
This is a very provocative analysis. Are there implications for aging science? “Let’s start with calorie restriction, shall we? Everyone knows that it slows aging, isn’t it? Well, not really. Take a look at the chart below… Each bar represents […]
“Let me tell you the story of this still of stephen colbert wearing meat goggles, my buddy Frank, and how I learned to distrust science journalism” ~ learn more
Building on the published evidence above, Dr. Ruben Laukkonen proposes the hypothesis that this is a version of human hibernation. It’s a very interesting idea. ~ learn more
“Lee was part of a small group — many of them retired athletes — who’d traveled to Jamaica in March 2022 for a retreat costing as much as $5,500. They each had come to the Good Hope Estate, a sugar […]
“The authors reasoned that if a study was highly disruptive, subsequent research would be less likely to cite the study’s references, and instead would cite the study itself. Using the citation data from 45 million manuscripts and 3.9 million patents, […]
“Teach it to use the Wolfram language.” ~ see a concise example or stephen wolfram’s detailed post
Start your year with this link and you’ll have plenty of cause for optimism! Humans are amazing. ~ learn more