Drugmakers Moderna and AstraZeneca are partnering up to develop a “mRNA therapeutic” to treat life-threatening cardiovascular disease such as heart failure. “We are collaborating with @AstraZeneca on an mRNA therapeutic (AZD8601) that encodes for VEGF-A to promote recovery of cardiac function through tissue regeneration,” Moderna said in a Twitter post Thursday. The biotechnology company included…
Moderna, AstraZeneca Partnering To Develop an ‘mRNA Therapeutic’ For Heart Disease
Solar Storm Dooms 40 SpaceX Internet Satellites
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink was hammered by a geomagnetic storm last week, causing them to de-orbit or crash back to earth, according to a SpaceX post on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, the satellites deployed on Thursday were significantly impacted by a geomagnetic storm on Friday. These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density…
‘Morning Star’ Venus to Shine Its Brightest From Thursday Morn—With Mars, Mercury, Moon, and More in February
This particular week in February coincides with the rise of the “morning star,” like a diamond in the sky, Venus—the brightest planet in our solar system whose orbit around the sun travels just inside our Earth’s. On Feb. 8, Venus reached its “inferior conjunction,” aligning between Earth and the sun just before shifting over from…
‘Morning Star’ Venus to Shine Its Brightest Tomorrow Morn—With Mars, Mercury, Moon, and More in February
This particular Feb. 9 tomorrow morn will coincide with the rise of the “morning star,” like a diamond in the sky, Venus—the brightest planet in our solar system whose orbit around the sun travels just inside our Earth’s. Today, Venus reached its “inferior conjunction,” aligning between Earth and the sun just before shifting over from…
Researchers Develop Self-Cleaning Plastic Inspired by Lotus Leaf
Researchers have developed a new plastic packaging for fresh food and takeaway by replicating lotus leaves’ resilient and self-cleaning structure. Lotus leaves are renowned for having some of the most water-repellent sources on earth and are practically impossible to get dirty. Lead author of the study and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) PhD researcher…
After Second Hearing, GOP Senators Still Dissatisfied With Answers From Interior Nominee
February 8, 2022
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A second hearing on Laura Daniel-Davis to serve in a key Department of the Interior post has done little to allay the concerns of many Republicans. Daniel-Davis, who previously worked in the Obama administration and as chief of policy and advocacy for the National Wildlife Federation, is currently principal deputy assistant secretary for Land and…
Paralyzed Man Walks Again With Innovative Spinal Implant That Mimics the Brain
February 8, 2022
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A man paralyzed for over two years has now gained the ability to walk again owing to a breakthrough Swiss treatment that reactivated his muscles by inserting a spinal cord implant and attaching electrodes to individual nerve fibers. Michael Roccati was involved in a motorcycle accident in 2017, which left his lower half completely paralyzed….
Revival of Hologram Technology for Medicine and Security
A laboratory in Hungary is taking the decades-old technology of holography and repurposing it to the fields of medicine and security. Holograms are far from being a trendy technology today—they were invited by a Hungarian-British physicist in the 1940s. But a Hungarian laboratory is attempting to revive their use by finding new applications for them….
‘Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance’ Scores Are Changing the Oil Industry
February 6, 2022
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Environmental, social, and corporate governance—better known as ESG—is the order of the day in big business. According to its advocates, ESG rating provides investors with useful information on risks arising from climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Yet much of that information isn’t financially material. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, notes on its…
Ancient Mountains May Have Enabled Life to Flourish on Earth
A new study has found that the erosion of great mountain ranges may have provided critical oxygen and nutrients that spurred the development of the earth’s first organisms. “There’s nothing like these two ranges today,” lead author and geochemist Ziyi Zhu said in a release on Feb. 3. Zhu and colleagues made the discovery by…
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