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Mars at Closest Earth Approach Over SpaceX Recovered Falcon 9 at Sea - Photo
Universe Today - 5 Jun 2016 06:23
PORT CANAVERAL, FL - As you may have heard its Mars opposition season. What you may not have heard is that Mars made its closest Earth approach high in the nighttime Sunshine State skies coincidentally at the same time a...
New RNA-Snipping Crispr Gene-Editing System May Help Treat Huntington's And Other Diseases
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 15:24
Researchers have developed a way to use Crispr to target the RNA in cells instead of DNA. If this technique proves successful, it could lead to better methods to modify the proteins in cells, or even eliminate cancer cel...
Researchers Discover New Malware That Attacks Industrial Systems: Stuxnet 2.0?
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 15:32
FireEye has discovered a new kind of malware that attacks industrial systems. Named Irongate, the malware has certain similarities with a controversial malware known as Stuxnet.
Bose intros 4 new wireless headphones you're going to want (hands-on) - CNET
CNET - 5 Jun 2016 17:18New 'Species' of Enormous Spiral Galaxies --"Dwarf the Milky Way, Shockingly Gone Unnoticed" (Weekend Feature)
The Daily Galaxy - 5 Jun 2016 16:12
"We have found a previously unrecognized class of spiral galaxies that are as luminous and massive as the biggest, brightest galaxies we know of," said Patrick Ogle, an astrophysicist at the Infrared Processing and Analy...
NASA's 1st Lunar Landing Happened 50 Years Ago
SPACE.com - 5 Jun 2016 14:00
An epic digital imaging project is underway to bring Surveyor 1's moon pictures to light again, after decades of lying around on film reels.
Up To 25 Percent Of Lung Cancer Patients Ineligible For Immunotherapy
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 04:24
Immunotherapy is a great advance in cancer treatment but up to a quarter of lung cancer patients are not eligible for this therapy. Autoimmune disorders have something to do with the risks.
Dutch-Canadian venture fund will pump €100 million into robotics startups worldwide
Geek Time - 5 Jun 2016 11:36
Chrysalix Venture Capital and RoboValley are putting metal to the pedal with a massive new effort for small robotics companies
Shazam, Spotify Predict The Songs Of The Summer 2016: Drake, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, The Chainsmokers And More
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 10:23
Music services Spotify and Shazam have released their lists of predictions for 2016's biggest summer songs. Many of the two services' predictions overlap, including tracks by hit artists such as Drake, Justin Timberlake,...
American Airlines planes will get ViaSat's powerful WiFi
Engadget - 5 Jun 2016 04:03
American Airlines is equipping a fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes with in-flight WiFi other than Gogo's. It has inked a deal with California-based company ViaSat, which also provides internet connection to some of Virgin A...
Tor Project developer steps down amid sexual mistreatment allegations
TechCrunch - 5 Jun 2016 04:01
The Tor Project confirmed today that one of its prominent developers, Jacob Appelbaum, stepped down in response to what it called “public allegations of sexual mistreatment.” The Tor Project, which develops the Tor...
Twice a day radiotherapy halves treatment time and is equally good at treating small cell lung cancer
Science Daily - 5 Jun 2016 03:44
Having radiotherapy once a day for six and a half weeks or twice a day for three weeks -- when combined with chemotherapy -- is equally good at treating small cell lung cancer that hasn't spread.
RNA gene editing could stop viruses in their tracks
Engadget - 5 Jun 2016 02:35
The gene editing technique CRISPR promises to treat all kinds of genetically-linked conditions, but it's so far limited to tweaking DNA, not the RNA that does everything from carrying protein sequence info to regulating ...
Novel targeted drug shows promise against advanced small cell lung cancer
Science Daily - 5 Jun 2016 18:41
The experimental "smart-bomb" drug rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) appears safe and shows efficacy in treating patients with advanced small cell lung cancer, according to results from a first-in-human clinical trial.
Nivolumab immunotherapy helps patients with advanced bladder cancer
Science Daily - 5 Jun 2016 18:41
The immune checkpoint blockade drug nivolumab reduced tumor burden in 24.4 percent of patients with metastatic bladder cancer, regardless of whether their tumors had a biomarker related to the drug's target, according to...
OnePlus 3 Sale Gimmick Fails As The 'Flagship Killer' Shows Up At OppoMart
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 18:38
The OnePlus 3 has been listed on OppoMart with a price tag of $369. The smartphone will be launched on June 14 and is expected to be available in four models.
Earth from Space: Southern Maine
SpaceRef - 5 Jun 2016 17:35
The Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over southern Maine and part of New Hampshire in the northeast United States....
This Week at NASA: Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) and More
SpaceRef - 5 Jun 2016 15:43
Activities aboard the International Space Station during the first week in June included continued operations with the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) - which was fully expanded on May 28....
FBI: Our Malware Sends Unencrypted Evidence, and That's a Good Thing
Motherboard - 5 Jun 2016 15:00
In fact, it's good for the defendants in the Playpen case, FBI agent says.
Russian hi-tech spy devices under attack over privacy fears
Phys.org - 5 Jun 2016 11:10
New Russian technologies, including phonecall interception and a facial recognition app, have stirred a fierce debate about privacy and data monitoring.
Lower Dopamine Levels May Explain Why Older People Take Less Risks
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 10:17
Older people are known to take fewer risks compared to when they were younger. Scientists believe this could be influenced by a reduction in the levels of dopamine in their brain.
The Battle Over The Synthetic Human Genome
Tech Times - 5 Jun 2016 09:16
The creation of a completely synthetic human genome may soon be within the reach of genetic scientists. Will this development yield greater developments in medicine or a new age of eugenics?