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Nov 16, 2018

Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys ‘Go Rouge,’ Sprout Brain and Muscle Cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Kidney organoids — miniature organs grown in the lab — recently went “rogue,” producing brain cells and muscle cells alongside the expected kidney cells.

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Nov 16, 2018

These DNA Startups Want to Put All of You on the Blockchain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, genetics

Two different marketplaces for genetic data, Nebula and EncrypGen, recently launched with the promise of better protections for their users.

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Nov 16, 2018

You can’t characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of people on Earth

Posted by in category: futurism

Ninety percent of psychology studies come from countries representing less than 15 percent of the world’s population. Researchers are realizing that universalizing those findings might not make sense.

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Nov 16, 2018

When the Fork Forks: What You Need to Know as Bitcoin Cash Goes to War

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin seems largely a ‘psychological’ currency whose value oscillates mostly in response to changes in folk’s opinions rather than shifts in some real underlying store of value, imo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/when-fork-forks-what-yo…-goes-war/ https://paper.li/e-1437691924


Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.

As a quick reminder, what is Bitcoin Cash again?

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Nov 16, 2018

What a massive database of retracted papers reveals about science publishing’s ‘death penalty’

Posted by in categories: law, science

Still, the data trove has enabled Science, working with Retraction Watch, to gain unusual insight into one of scientific publishing’s most consequential but shrouded practices. Our analysis of about 10,500 retracted journal articles shows the number of retractions has continued to grow, but it also challenges some worrying perceptions that continue today. The rise of retractions seems to reflect not so much an epidemic of fraud as a community trying to police itself.


Better editorial oversight, not more flawed papers, might explain a flood of retractions.

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Nov 16, 2018

All about that tank

Posted by in category: futurism

Composite tank fabrication signals next step to completing Phantom Express.

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Nov 16, 2018

Cars without drivers still need a moral compass. But what kind?

Posted by in categories: ethics, transportation

We must prepare for tough choices as we subcontract ethical decision making to machines, says author David Edmonds.

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Nov 15, 2018

Trust us, this is worth the wait

Posted by in category: space

Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the launch of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s #Antares rocket with #Cygnus cargo spacecraft is now targeted for 4:01 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 17 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The spacecraft will deliver more than 7,400 pounds of science & research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station. Get the latest updates: https://go.nasa.gov/2qW8lJb

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Nov 15, 2018

Smartphones, tablets causing mental health issues in kids as young as two

Posted by in categories: health, mobile phones, neuroscience

Open a book kids!


Smartphones and tablets are causing issues for kids as young as two years old.

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Nov 15, 2018

Flaws in industry-funded pesticide evaluation

Posted by in categories: food, health, neuroscience

The company-funded animal test was performed to ascertain how neural development is affected by the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which is used on a wide variety of crops around the world, including some 20 EU countries. The test laboratory concluded that there was no such effect, even at high doses.


Academic researchers have examined raw data from a company-funded safety evaluation of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. They discovered an effect on the brain architecture of the exposed laboratory animals at all tested doses, which was not included in the reported conclusions. Karolinska Institutet in Sweden led this independent study, which is published in the scientific journal Environmental Health.

All pesticides must be evaluated in terms of their safety and potential risks for human health before they can officially be approved. Normally the companies that manufacture the products cover the cost of such evaluations and commission test laboratories to perform the necessary animal tests.

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