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Dec 4, 2023

Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to “really substantial” boost in memory, Japanese study finds

Posted by in categories: food, health

I have to start eating that. Wasabi, a great memory booster.


A researcher behind a study of wasabi’s effect on cognition says he knew the fiery condiment had health benefits, but “the dramatic change” in memory was a surprise.

Dec 4, 2023

DickHeads Podcast #31 — Counter-Clock World — with Jayaprakash Satyamurthy

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The ‘not a book club book club’ podcast on PKD, his books, and influence.

Remain calm, smoke your sogum, and pay no attention to all those old-born repopulating our world. Unfortunately for Sebastian Hermes and his crew of resuscitation technicians, it’s not that easy after discovering the slowly resurrecting corpse of a major religious leader. Join the DickHeads and writer/musician Jayaprakash Satyamurthy as they discuss PKD’s 21st published novel, Counter-Clock World. Plus: Food as a 4-letter word. The history of the scifi scene in Bangalore. And how to not kink shame sogum smokers.

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Dec 4, 2023

New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, genetics, information science

CRISPR—Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats—is the microbial world’s answer to adaptive immunity. Bacteria don’t generate antibodies when they are invaded by a pathogen and then hold those antibodies in abeyance in case they encounter that same pathogen again, the way we do. Instead, they incorporate some of the pathogen’s DNA into their own genome and link it to an enzyme that can use it to recognize that pathogenic DNA sequence and cut it to pieces if the pathogen ever turns up again.

The enzyme that does the cutting is called Cas, for CRISPR associated. Although the CRISPR-Cas system evolved as a bacterial defense mechanism, it has been harnessed and adapted by researchers as a powerful tool for genetic manipulation in laboratory studies. It also has demonstrated agricultural uses, and the first CRISPR-based therapy was just approved in the UK to treat sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.

Now, researchers have developed a new way to search genomes for CRISPR-Cas-like systems. And they’ve found that we may have a lot of additional tools to work with.

Dec 4, 2023

This brilliant robot uses AI to make your garden weed free

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI, sustainability

Now you can sit back and relax in your easy chair as your garden is weeded.


Ekobot.

As anyone who has tended to a garden knows, weeding is time-consuming and energy-draining. Scale it up to a farm, and it becomes a logistical nightmare. Traditional herbicides, though efficient, pose potential threats to people, animals, and the environment.

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Dec 3, 2023

Why stomach cancer cases are rising in India? — checkout symptoms of this Gastric cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

Eating junk food, stress, unhealthy lifestyle and genes explain the major reason behind increase in stomach cancer cases in India, said experts here on Wednesday.

Dec 2, 2023

New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic

Posted by in categories: food, robotics/AI, sustainability

The report found that bot attacks increased by 167 percent in the first half of the year, with a staggering 291 percent increase in intelligent bots.


Eakarat Buanoi/iStock.

73 percent of all web and app traffic was malicious in Q3 2023.

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Dec 1, 2023

Common Blood Pressure Drug Increases Lifespan, Slows Aging in Animals

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food, life extension

The hypertension drug rilmenidine has been shown to slow down aging in worms, an effect that in humans could hypothetically help us live longer and keep us healthier in our latter years.

Previous research has shown rilmenidine mimics the effects of caloric restriction on a cellular level. Reducing available energy while maintaining nutrition within the body has been shown to extend lifespans in several animal models.

Whether this translates to human biology, or is a potential risk to our health, is a topic of ongoing debate. Finding ways to achieve the same benefits without the costs of extreme calorie cutting could lead to new ways to improve health in old age.

Nov 26, 2023

Biohybrid microrobots could remove micro- and nano-plastics from aquatic environments

Posted by in categories: food, habitats, nanotechnology

Seas, oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water on Earth have become increasingly polluted over the past decades, and this is threatening the survival of many aquatic species. This pollution takes a wide range of forms, including the proliferation of so-called micro and nano plastics.

As suggested by their name, micro and nano plastics are harmful tiny particles derived from the disintegration of waste released into the water. These particles have been found to disrupt aquatic ecosystems, for instance, delaying the growth of organisms, reducing their food intake, and damaging fish habitats.

Devising effective technologies to effectively remove these tiny particles is of utmost importance, as it could help to protect endangered species and their natural environments. These technologies should be carefully designed to prevent further pollution and destruction; thus, they should be based on environmentally friendly materials.

Nov 25, 2023

UK’s unique heat-capturing glass tubes are keeping US fishermen warm

Posted by in categories: food, solar power, sustainability

Heating and cooling needs account for 50 percent of energy demand and using the Sun’s heat directly is an effective to curb fossil fuel requirements.


Naked Energy, a UK-based solar energy startup, has a different way of tapping into the renewable source. Its approach can be classified as a solar thermal energy system which utilizes the heat from the Sun and uses it directly for heating applications instead of trying to store it in a battery.

The rapid rise of solar as a source of energy has been fueled by the declining pricing of photovoltaic (PV) cells. This approach is easy to scale and has helped set up massive solar energy farms in different parts of the world. However, the solution needs large investments in energy storage.

Nov 25, 2023

Chinese firm installs world’s biggest wind turbine in ‘record’ 24 hours

Posted by in categories: energy, food, sustainability

Faster installations could reduce construction costs as well as bring farms online faster, both big wins for the wind industry.


Goldwind.

Wind turbines are critical tools in our drive to generate electricity using renewable energy sources. The advent of offshore installations has ushered in the possibility of building larger turbines that can harness greater energy in a single sweep.

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