Multi-decade study describes how Earth’s core dynamics are slowing leading to speculation about what the length of a day will be in the distant future.
Seismic readings show a slowing since 2009. Should sci-fi fans be concerned?
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Another company is opening a regional HQ in North Texas
The San Jose, Calif.-based company on Thursday announced plans for the new regional headquarters in Frisco.
McAfee will open offices at The Star development, where the Dallas Cowboys are headquartered, by the middle part of this year, according to a release from Frisco city officials.
“Our decision to choose Frisco for our regional HQ was also based on the diverse cultural destination the city has become, and the many opportunities our team members will have to be immersed in the community and to give back to the many non-profit organizations here,” Benni Bueckert, a McAfee vice president, said in the release.
Female and male hearts respond differently to stress hormone in mouse study
A new study published in Science Advances shows female and male hearts respond differently to the stress hormone noradrenaline. The study in mice may have implications for human heart disorders like arrhythmias and heart failure and how different sexes respond to medications.
The team built a new type of fluorescence imaging system that allows them to use light to see how a mouse heart responds to hormones and neurotransmitters in real time. The mice were exposed to noradrenaline, also known as norepinephrine. Noradrenaline is both a neurotransmitter and hormone associated with the body’s “fight or flight” response.
The results reveal that male and female mouse hearts respond uniformly at first after exposure to noradrenaline. However, some areas of the female heart return to normal more quickly than the male heart, which produces differences in the heart’s electrical activity.
Harnessing the healing power within our cells
University of Queensland researchers have identified a pathway in cells that could be used to reprogram the body’s immune system to fight back against both chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases.
Dr. Kaustav Das Gupta and Professor Matt Sweet from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience discovered that a molecule derived from glucose in immune cells can both stop bacteria growing and dampen inflammatory responses. Dr. Das Gupta said that the finding is a critical step towards future therapeutics that train immune cells.
The research was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
CO2 removal needs 1,300x increase by 2050
Exponential progress can be expected in the decades ahead, if all goes according to plan. […] Combined with emission reductions, and natural methods such as forest restoration, it could finally begin reversing the centuries-long build-up of CO2, which is today approaching a cumulative total of nearly 2,000 GtCO2 since the Industrial Revolution.
The first comprehensive, global assessment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – including both current developments and projected future trends – has been published this week by Oxford University.
The detailed analysis finds that natural methods (such as tree and soil restoration) will need to double, while new technologies such as direct air capture need a 1,300-fold capacity increase by 2050.
GPT-4 Is Coming: A Look Into The Future Of AI
An overview of hints and expecations about GPT-4 and what the OpenAI CEO recently said about it.