Collaborate Disseminate
The genetic testing company 23andMe announced it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, and halt the work on therapies it was developing. As the BBC notes, the company is fighting for survival after hackers gained access to personal information of… Continue reading 23andMe To Lay Off 40% of Its Workforce, Discontinue All Therapy Programs
Our bodies divest themselves of 60 billion cells every day through a natural process called “apoptosis”. So Stanford medicine researchers are developing a new approach to cancer therapy that could “trick cancer cells into disposing of themselves,” acco… Continue reading Researchers Develop New Method That Tricks Cancer Cells Into Killing Themselves
The one-and-done nature of 23andMe is “indicative of a core business problem with the once high-flying biotech company that is now teetering on the brink of collapse,” reports NPR. As 23andMe struggles for survival, many of its 15 million customers are… Continue reading 23andMe Is On the Brink. What Happens To All Its DNA Data?
An anonymous reader shared this story from SFGate:
A boy who was kidnapped from an Oakland playground in 1951 has been found alive on the East Coast, a remarkable resolution to a mystery that has haunted his family for over half a century.
On Februa… Continue reading A California Boy Was Kidnapped from a Park in 1951. He’s Just Been Found Alive
An anonymous reader shared this report from USA Today:
He’s the founder of Telegram. He was arrested in France. He also claims to have fathered at least 100 children…
The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire often keeps his personal life out of t… Continue reading Telegram CEO Durov Fathered Over 100 Kids as an Anonymous Sperm Donor
An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from NBC News:
A new approach to a routine blood test could predict a person’s 30-year risk of heart disease, research published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine found.
Doctors have lon… Continue reading A Simple Blood Test Predicts a Person’s Heart Disease Risk 30 Years Out, Study Finds
One of Slashdot’s most-visited stories of all time was the 2016 story asking: Can Cow Backpacks Reduce Global Methane Emissions?
“Enteric fermentation,” or livestock’s digestive process, accounts for 22 percent of all U.S. methane emissions, and the m… Continue reading Can We Fight Climate Change By Bioengineering a Better Cow?
In a blog post on Wednesday, Neuralink said its second human recipient is using the brain chip to play Counter-Strike 2 and develop 3D designs in CAD software. “Alex” was given the brain chip last month to help restore his autonomy after a spinal cord … Continue reading Second Human To Receive Neuralink Brain Chip Uses It To Play Counter-Strike 2
The Wall Street Journal visits scientists at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering who are researching a “sugar-to-fiber” enzyme (normally used by plants to create stalks). They’re testing a version they’ve “encased … Continue reading Can Food Scientists Re-Invent Sugar?
Late Friday Elon Musk appeared on Lex Fridman’s podcast for a special eight-hour episode about Neuralink.
It’s already been viewed 1,702,036 times on YouTube — and resulted in this report from Reuters:
Neuralink has successfully implanted in a… Continue reading Neuralink Has Successfully Implanted a Second Brain Chip, Musk Says