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“Jumping genes” pathway provides a potential way to slow aging

Transposable elements (TEs), also known as transposons or ‘jumping genes’, are sequences of DNA that move, or jump, from one location in the genome to another

James Webb analyzes atmosphere of first TRAPPIST planet

In 2017, astronomers discovered an extraordinary system of seven Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting a nearby red dwarf star known as TRAPPIST-1

NASA reveals new plan to deorbit International Space Station

NASA and most of its international partners intend to operate the ISS until 2030, by which time its basic structure will become too fatigued to continue to host astronauts safely

New “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and make Earth uninhabitable, study suggests

University of Bristol predicted how climate extremes would intensify after the world’s continents merge to form one supercontinent, Pangea Ultima, in around 250 million years

Bezos Bot Soon: Amazon enters AI arms race with $4 Billion investment in Anthropic

This serves as it’s entry into a crowded field featuring Google, the partnership between ChatGPT developer OpenAI & Microsoft & many others

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

The welcome sign on the way into town reads: “Where discoveries are made.”

First RNA extracted from extinct species may help thylacine resurrection

Given the freshness of its extinction (and perhaps a healthy dose of guilt), the thylacine is on the shortlist of species set for “de-extinction”

Nasal Alzheimer’s drug effective regardless of brain plaque levels

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US tested an intranasal monoclonal antibody therapy

The most effective treatments for eczema according to science

Atopic dermatitis (AD), often called eczema, is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disease, affecting 15% to 20% of children and 3% to 10% of adults worldwide

Audacious modular jet concept uses swappable wings, engines and cabins

The inner wing is common to all variants, however...

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