Archive for the ‘food’ category: Page 158
Apr 17, 2020
One Among Hemp’s 25,000 Uses? Diversifying Commercial Agriculture
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: food
Apr 17, 2020
Building Blocks of the Genetic Code
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics, health
Humans and all other living things have DNA, which contains hereditary information. The information in your DNA gives your cells instructions for producing proteins. Proteins drive important body functions, like digesting food, building cells, and moving your muscles.
Your DNA is the most unique and identifying factor about you—it helps determine what color your eyes are, how tall you are, and how likely you are to have certain health problems. Even so, over 99% of DNA sequences are the same among all people. It is the remaining 1% that explains much of what makes you, you!
DNA is arranged like two intertwined ropes, in a structure called a double helix (see figure 1). Each strand of DNA is made of four types of molecules, also called bases, attached to a sugar-phosphate backbone. The four bases are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine ©, and thymine (T). The bases pair in a specific way across the two strands of the helix: adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine.
Apr 17, 2020
Researchers reveal the mechanisms behind a natural bacteria killer
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, food, nanotechnology
Scientists are one step closer to adapting the bacteria-killing power of a naturally occurring nanomachine, a tiny particle that performs a mechanical action.
In a study published in Nature, a UCLA-led team of researchers describe how the nanomachine recognizes and kills bacteria, and report that they have imaged it at atomic resolution. The scientists also engineered their own versions of the nanomachine, which enabled them to produce variations that behaved differently from the naturally occurring version.
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Apr 17, 2020
WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID, little sign of herd immunity
Posted by Tracy R. Atkins in categories: biotech/medical, food
Reopening wet food markets must conform to strict standards: WHO.
GENEVA (Reuters) — The World Health Organization is not sure whether the presence of antibodies in blood gives full protection against reinfection with the new coronavirus, Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, told a briefing on Friday.
Ryan also said that even if antibodies were effective there was little sign that large numbers of people had developed them and were beginning to offer so-called “herd immunity” to the broader population.
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Apr 17, 2020
Robot Deliveries Might End Up Being Common, Post-Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: biotech/medical, food, humor, robotics/AI
While the Wuhan district in China was under quarantine, news surfaced of robots delivering food and, later, medical supplies. Meanwhile, in the United States, the French company NAVYA configured its autonomous passenger shuttles in Florida to transport COVID-19 tests to the Mayo Clinic from off-site test locations. As the weeks of stay-at-home orders and recommendations slip into months, the delivery robots that were seen as a joke, fad, or nuisance have in some instances found a way into the public consciousness as important tools to combat the spread of coronavirus. The question is, will their usefulness extend post-lockdown?
Apr 17, 2020
👽An extensive report of the ongoing Locust plague and where these little aliens are heading
Posted by Fyodor Rouge in category: food
Fyodor R., Refund Institute
👽Locust Swarm
👽Part I: New Terrain, destination Iran
Apr 16, 2020
This Is America’s First Ever “Vegan Butcher Shop”
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: food
A “vegan butcher shop” sells meatless meat and cheeseless cheese.
Apr 15, 2020
SAY on Facebook Watch
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: cyborgs, food, transhumanism
The ‘bionic’ girl who doesn’t eat, rarely sleeps and didn’t even feel pain.
Apr 15, 2020
Deadly olive tree disease ‘could cost billions’
Posted by Fyodor Rouge in categories: biotech/medical, food
Deadly pathogen is threatening Olive tree farming in Europe 👌👍mmn.
🧐🧐🧐, Those who checked the previous post about Locusts in Africa may have a look at this too.
A deadly pathogen affecting Europe’s olive trees could cost over €20 billion.