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Dec 14, 2020

How Science Beat the Virus

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And what it lost in the process.

Dec 14, 2020

Chemicals used to make non-stick pans linked to rapid weight gain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, chemistry

Better doublecheck your kitchenware! 😃


The results indicate that environmental chemicals may be an important contributing factor to the obesity epidemic. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible to avoid exposure to PFASs as they have been widely used in products like cookware, clothes, shoes, wrappers and furniture, to make them more stain-resistant, waterproof and/or nonstick.

Additionally, even though some PFASs (but not all) are no longer manufactured in the U.S., they continue to be in other countries around the globe. The long life of the chemicals and their ability to travel long distances through the air makes exposure possible even years after manufacturing and at completely different geographical locations.

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Dec 13, 2020

Why the Pandemic May Accelerate Airbus Investing in Greener Air Travel | WSJ

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

As much of the aviation industry fights to survive the coronavirus pandemic, some economists and engineers see the crisis as an opportunity to use stimulus funds to propel air travel to a carbon-neutral future. Photo illustration: George Downs.

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Dec 13, 2020

Bill Gates says bars and restaurants should ‘sadly’ be closed for 4–6 months, no return to ‘normal’ until 2022

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes a return to “normal” life is further down the road for the US than people expect, despite a Covid-19 vaccine being approved and distributed this week.

Conceding that by the summer of 2021, the US should be “way closer to normal than we are now,” Gates, who has donated millions to vaccination efforts through his foundation, believes a full return to normal will likely not be possible until after 2022.

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Dec 13, 2020

Dr. Ren Xiaoping — Pushing Surgical Boundaries — Head Transplantation (Cephalosomatic Anastomosis)

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

When one mentions the topic of “head transplantation” (or a related topic – the “brain transplant”), for most people, it remains a topic purely in the context and sphere of science fiction.

Yet most people are unaware of the following history:

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Dec 13, 2020

What does space do to the human body? 29 studies investigate the effects of exploration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, space travel

A collection of 29 papers, 19 of which were published Nov. 25, has advanced our knowledge of how spaceflight affects the human body farther than ever before.

Dec 12, 2020

Genetic Engineering Might Help Pave Humanity’s Way to Mars

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, space travel

A future manned mission to Mars might require mankind not just to improve its technological capabilities but also to tweak human DNA a bit in order to help them cope with inhospitable conditions there, space.com reports.

Dec 12, 2020

7 Predictions For How Technology Will Shape Healthcare in 2021

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, internet, robotics/AI

From the COVID-19 vaccine to advances in machine learning, AI, improved W-Fi and 5G, and telemedicine, experts expect a move to “patient-centric” health next year.

COVID-19 accomplished what entrepreneurs, doctors, and activists couldn’t: Designing a healthcare system that works for patients instead of providers and health insurance companies.

The industry promised to be “patient-centered” for the last decade but only the harsh demands of COVID-19 have made this a reality. As Ian McCrae, CEO of Orion Health, described it, COVID-19 is ushering in the long-overdue transformation of the healthcare system and, finally, a move to “patient-centric” health.

Dec 12, 2020

Yuri Deigin — Defeating Aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business, cryonics, genetics, life extension, neuroscience

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Yuri Deigin, MBA is a serial biotech entrepreneur, longevity research evangelist and activist, and a cryonics advocate. He is an expert in drug development and venture investments in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. He is the CEO at Youthereum Genetics and the Vice President at Science for Life Extension Research Support Foundation.
http://youthereum.ca/

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Dec 12, 2020

Stephen Langevin

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, education, life extension, robotics/AI, transhumanism

I just read an incredible post about Transhumanism by Francesco Neo Amati, CM of Transhumanism: The Future of Humanity.

What an excellent representation of how pragmatic and collaborative our community can be. People like Francesco Neo Amati are the reason why I call myself a Transhumanist


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