Research Stash Weekly Review #7

Research Stash Weekly Roundup ~ Latest news in Science and Technology around the globe.

New structures of the HIV-1 envelope protein provide a description of how the HIV-1 fusion machinery functions

‘True blue’ chrysanthemum flowers produced with genetic engineering

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Roses are red, but science could someday turn them blue. That’s one of the possible future applications of a technique researchers have used to genetically engineer blue chrysanthemums for the first time. Read More

Stem cells located in the hypothalamus shown to have slowed aging in mice

Turns Out, The Purpose of Diarrhoea Is Way More Complicated Than We Thought

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For centuries, scientists have been confounded by one of the messiest aspects of the human experience – diarrhea, and why exactly we have to endure it. Read More

Facebook AIs Develop Their Own Language That No Human Can Understand

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Right now, artificial intelligence (AI) tend to fall into one of two categories – freakishly impressive, like the Google AI that can invent its own AI, or hilarious rubbish, like the one failing miserably at designing inspirational posters. Facebook recently developed an AI that falls into the former, and it turns out to be so good at its job that the plug was pulled before it could get any further. Read More

In quest to reach Alpha Centauri, Breakthrough Stasrhot launches World’s Smallest Spacecraft

Breakthrough Starshot, a multifaceted program to develop and launch practical interstellar space missions, successfully flew its first spacecraft – the smallest ever launched. Read More

Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Edit a Human Embryo in The US For The First Time

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Researchers in Portland, Oregon have, for the first time, edited a human embryo in the US. This work adds to the promise of CRISPR, and it stands as an important step toward the birth of the first genetically modified humans. Read More

Scientists Have Found a Woman Whose Eyes Have a Whole New Type of Colour Receptor

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After more than 25 years of searching, neuroscientists in the UK recently announced that they’ve discovered a woman who has an extra type of cone cell – the receptor cells that detect color – in her eyes. Read More

Fewer components are needed for chromosome assembly during cell division than previously supposed

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In a discovery that could lead to the rewriting of biology textbooks, RIKEN researchers have found that tightly wound strands of DNA, known as chromosomes, can form even in the near absence of substructures that were thought to be essential for their production Read More

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‘True blue’ chrysanthemum flowers produced with genetic engineering

chrysanthemum-1332994_1920.jpg

Roses are red, but science could someday turn them blue. That’s one of the possible future applications of a technique researchers have used to genetically engineer blue chrysanthemums for the first time. Read More

Stem cells located in the hypothalamus shown to have slowed aging in mice

Stem cells located in the hypothalamus shown to have slowed aging in mice: https://t.co/b4yoBo02Tm pic.twitter.com/LthWNvRAT6

— nature (@Nature) July 26, 2017

Turns Out, The Purpose of Diarrhoea Is Way More Complicated Than We Thought

frog-1037714_1920.jpg

For centuries, scientists have been confounded by one of the messiest aspects of the human experience – diarrhea, and why exactly we have to endure it. Read More

Facebook AIs Develop Their Own Language That No Human Can Understand

robot-1631721_1920.jpg

Right now, artificial intelligence (AI) tend to fall into one of two categories – freakishly impressive, like the Google AI that can invent its own AI, or hilarious rubbish, like the one failing miserably at designing inspirational posters. Facebook recently developed an AI that falls into the former, and it turns out to be so good at its job that the plug was pulled before it could get any further. Read More

In quest to reach Alpha Centauri, Breakthrough Stasrhot launches World’s Smallest Spacecraft

Breakthrough Starshot, a multifaceted program to develop and launch practical interstellar space missions, successfully flew its first spacecraft – the smallest ever launched. Read More

Scientists Have Used CRISPR to Edit a Human Embryo in The US For The First Time

embryo-1514192_1920.png

Researchers in Portland, Oregon have, for the first time, edited a human embryo in the US. This work adds to the promise of CRISPR, and it stands as an important step toward the birth of the first genetically modified humans. Read More

Scientists Have Found a Woman Whose Eyes Have a Whole New Type of Colour Receptor

eye-491625_1920.jpg

After more than 25 years of searching, neuroscientists in the UK recently announced that they’ve discovered a woman who has an extra type of cone cell – the receptor cells that detect color – in her eyes. Read More

Fewer components are needed for chromosome assembly during cell division than previously supposed

chromosomes-156403_1280.png

In a discovery that could lead to the rewriting of biology textbooks, RIKEN researchers have found that tightly wound strands of DNA, known as chromosomes, can form even in the near absence of substructures that were thought to be essential for their production Read More

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Dr. Arun Netravali, HDTV tech pioneer, wins Prestigious Marconi Award

Dr. Arun Netravali, former president of Bell Labs (now Nokia Bell Labs) and leader of key base technology for MPEG 1, 2 and 4 that ushered in digital video revolution in TV and mobile and streaming video has been awarded the prestigious Marconi Prize for 2017.

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SP Load Cell Helps School STEM Club Attempt to Break Sound Barrier

Straightpoint (SP) has donated a 5t capacity Radiolink plus wireless load cell, which is being used as a key component in a Nottinghamshire, UK school STEM club’s outlandish, but entirely plausible, attempt to send a rocket car through the sound barrier next year.

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Infant MRIs show autism linked to increased cerebrospinal fluid

MRIs show a brain anomaly in nearly 70 percent of babies at high risk of developing the condition who go on to be diagnosed, laying the groundwork for a predictive aid for pediatricians and the search for a potential treatment

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