Archive for the ‘biological’ category: Page 171
Sep 24, 2018
How nature, nurture shape the sleeping brain
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biological, neuroscience
Some patterns of electrical activity generated by the brain during sleep are inherited, according to a study of teenage twins published in JNeurosci. Pinpointing the relative contributions of biology and experience to sleep neurophysiology could inform therapies for numerous psychiatric disorders in which alterations in brain activity during sleep can be detected.
Sep 21, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — Unlimited Realities Podcast — Ira S. Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, cryonics, DNA, futurism, genetics, life extension, transhumanism
Sep 17, 2018
The electrifying energy of gut microbes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biological
Some bacteria make energy in a process that is accompanied by transfer of electrons to a mineral. A previously unknown electron-transfer pathway now reveals an energy-generation system used by bacteria in the human gut.
Sep 10, 2018
Prince Charles Says He “Utterly Objects” to The Idea of People Becoming Part Human, Part Machine
Posted by Jacob Anderson in categories: biological, Elon Musk, life extension, robotics/AI
From the perspective of critics, there are many reasons to be concerned about the rise of artificial intelligence.
Billionaire inventor Elon Musk — perhaps the world’s most vocal AI antagonist — has warned that the technology could become “an immortal dictator from which we would never escape.”
Several years before his death, Stephen Hawking, the renowned theoretical physicist, said artificial intelligence could bypass biological evolution, leaving humans unable to compete.
Sep 6, 2018
Study Uncovers the Genes That Extend Human Lifespan
Posted by Manuel Canovas Lechuga in categories: biological, evolution
A study published in Molecular Biology Evolution provides new insight into why humans are able to live as long as we do identifying a handful of genes that were so strongly conserved millions of years ago, that they continue to influence our lifespans today…
Sep 6, 2018
Evolutionary Study Uncovers the Genes That Extend Human Lifespan
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: biological, evolution
A study published in Molecular Biology Evolution provides new insight into why humans are able to live as long as we do identifying a handful of genes that were so strongly conserved millions of years ago, that they continue to influence our lifespans today…
Sep 4, 2018
Bioquark Inc. — 2bAhead Conference Video — Ira S. Pastor
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, DNA, evolution, futurism, health, life extension, transhumanism
Tags: aging, Alzheimer's, bioquark, biotech, brain death, cancer, future, futurism, health, healthspan, immortality, lifespan, longevity, reanima, regenerage, wellness
Sep 4, 2018
Scientists pioneer a new way to turn sunlight into fuel
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: biological, solar power, sustainability
The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery in plants.
Photosynthesis is the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy. Oxygen is produced as by-product of photosynthesis when the water absorbed by plants is ‘split’. It is one of the most important reactions on the planet because it is the source of nearly all of the world’s oxygen. Hydrogen which is produced when the water is split could potentially be a green and unlimited source of renewable energy.
A new study, led by academics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies.
Aug 29, 2018
Re-writing Nature’s Recipe Book: How Ginkgo Bioworks is Poised to Upset Almost Every Industry You Can Think Of
Posted by Carse Peel in categories: biological, futurism
What does all this mean? How can one company do all that?
I recently spoke with Ginkgo Bioworks co-founders Tom Knight and Jason Kelly about the future of manufacturing and how the secrets of biology will be the secrets to unlocking the next Industrial Revolution.