Tongwei Adopts Hybrid Heterojunction Back‑contact Solar Cells
Tongwei moves into hybrid heterojunction back contact solar cell technology #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/meLLhEd4Fg
Wearable Device Detects Plastic Particles Inside Humans
Smartwatch-like device could help detect plastic particles in the human body by Estonian Research Council @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/wRQlH1XYgK #Innovation #Technology #EmergingTech https://t.co/Hx2nO541cp
Exercise Mitigates Motor Unit Decline During Bedrest in Seniors
Exercise during 14 days of head down tilt bedrest attenuates motor unit impairments in older humans https://t.co/LOCU5ppBxh @ExpPhysiol https://t.co/0sdUCLOqP7
Intranasal EV Vaccine Shields Mice From H5N1, H7N9
A potential universal flu shot? Intranasal EV vaccine protected mice from H5N1, H7N9 https://t.co/WroXpi6YP3 https://t.co/umAPlnRjbF
Christina Koch Becomes First Woman to View Whole Earth
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹 📸: NASA
Stress Depletes Eggs and Blocks Ovulation—Manage It
When people say "just relax and it will happen," it is one of the most dismissive things you can hear when you are struggling to conceive. But they are not wrong. The underlying biology is real. Cortisol suppresses GnRH, which lowers...
Building Tomorrow: Choose Your Tech Timeline
2026: AI models hit 10 trillion parameters 2028: Humanoid robots in every warehouse 2030: Bioprinted organs in transplant centers 2033: Longevity escape velocity achieved We're not predicting the future. We're building it. Which timeline are YOU on?
Artemis II Replay Highlights Launch Abort System Jettison
Going through some of NASA's Artemis II launch replays, and this one showing Launch Abort System jettison pops. https://t.co/sa9Byen6VT
Adrenal Organoid Replicates Human Development and Hormone Production
A new adrenal gland organoid accurately models human development and hormone production, offering a platform to study stress responses, disease mechanisms, and potential regenerative therapies for adrenal disorders. biotechnology
Key Frontier Biology Gaps Holding Back Civilization’s Leap
Some of the most underinvested areas in frontier biology that could accelerate civilizational progress: - Cheap, large-scale DNA synthesis (writing entire chromosomes or full organisms) - Real-time, non-destructive RNA sequencing in living cells - Highly accurate AI-powered polygenic scores for complex traits (disease...
Feds Shut Down Grand Rapids Lab, Leading Forestry Research Hub
Feds to close US Forest Service Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/03/federal-government-to-close-grand-rapids-lab-known-for-forestry-and-climate-research
Denial Ignores Clear Warming Data and Stratospheric Cooling
People who deny climate change not only deny the obvious data showing warming rates today faster than any time since even deglaciation from the last ice age and the obvious fact that the upper atmosphere (stratosphere) is cooling due to...
Intermittent Fasting Cuts Crohn’s Disease Activity by 40%
As a medical school professor, I was never taught this: meal timing may be more powerful than medication for gut disease. A new clinical trial in Gastroenterology found that intermittent fasting reduced Crohn's disease activity by 40%. Patients who restricted eating to...
Dream Job: Covered Artemis II Launch on CNN
Spoke with @johnberman on @cnn before the Artemis II launch. Getting to cover this mission has been a dream. My job is so cool. #artemisii #rocketlaunch #nasa #news #haiku
Rhizopus Microsporus Linked to COVID-19 Mucormycosis Case
Anyone have access to this paper? Rhizopus microsporus as Causative Agent of Mucormycosis in COVID-19 Patient https://t.co/Ao0uPXhzPY
Key Needs of Ovarian Cancer Survivors Highlighted
The Needs of Women Treated for Ovarian Cancer: Results From a #gyncsm Twitter Chat [Apr 26, 2018] @TLHagan et al. @JPCRR https://t.co/dOHPGvQ9Zy
COVID-19 Outcomes Worse for Gynecologic Cancer Patients
COVID-19 in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer: A Report From the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium [Mar 16, 2026] @AlainaJBrown et al. @COVID19nCCC @JCOOA_ASCO https://t.co/lZU3hFiNSS #gyncsm #CCC19 #COVID19nCancer #COVID19 https://t.co/mG18P0SHk3
Refugee Mathematician Unveils Fractal Order in Chaos
The pattern inside the pattern – fractals, the hidden order of chaos, and the story of the refugee who revolutionized the mathematics of reality https://t.co/dkd8i5VVcb
Recent Cancer Treatments Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Association of Clinical Factors & Recent Anti-Cancer Therapy with COVID-19 Severity among Patients with Cancer: A Report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium [3/18/21] @PGrivasMDPhD @arkhaki et al. @COVID19nCCC @Annals_Oncology https://t.co/WH5PPJySj6 #CCC19 #COVID19nCancer https://t.co/WN6maEUppn
Pre‑sleep Protein Boosts Muscle Mass and Strength
This study found that adding protein before sleep during a 12 week resistance training programme increased muscle mass and strength gains. Read the blog: https://t.co/f7Xyv1KzlZ https://t.co/r3am4gpDIK
Sharp Vision Stems From Individual Foveal Cone Signals
Human visual acuity is determined by signals from individual cone cells in the fovea, with the retina transmitting spatially precise information directly to the brain, clarifying the cellular basis of sharp vision. vision
Diet Sodas Raise Liver Disease Risk as Much as Sugar
As a medical school professor, I need to warn you: "diet" drinks may be just as dangerous as sugary ones for your liver. A major UK Biobank study of 124,000 people found: -- Artificially sweetened drinks raised liver disease risk by 60% --...
Lactate: Key Regulator Shaping Health and Disease
After 30 years studying lactate, I have learned this: Lactate is not just a metabolite. It is a major regulator in the human body body. It can support metabolic health or contribute to disease. Same molecule. Different context. Lactate has been the most...
Real‑time Qubit Loss Tracking 100× Faster, Boosts Stability Insight
A new measurement method enables real-time tracking of information loss in superconducting qubits, operating over 100 times faster than previous techniques and offering deeper insight into quantum computer stability. quantumcomputing
Age Is Dynamic, Not Fixed—A Century‑Defining Insight
Age is not fixed. It’s dynamic. This is one of the most remarkable discoveries of the century
37°C Causes scRNA‑seq Data to Mislead Researchers
37 degrees Celsius. That is the temperature where your scRNA-seq experiment starts lying to you. https://t.co/FXrk5fgWTQ
Quantum Diamond Sensors Promise GPS‑Free Resilient Navigation
Quantum diamond magnetometers could enable resilient navigation without GPS, while supporting defense, security, and future magnetic mapping systems. https://t.co/gRcY4lIJQI
Artemis Captures Earth From Behind, Unlike Apollo.
Left to right: Original unedited Apollo 17 mission Blue Marble photo; Artemis II's Hello, World photo; Apollo 17 Blue Marble edited by NASA; and NASA's EPIC camera onboard NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite on the 50th anniversary of the...
AlphaFold3 Boosts Engineered Toad Pathway 40‑fold in Tobacco
They ported the 5-MeO-DMT pathway from the Sonoran Desert toad into tobacco plants and then used AlphaFold3 to debug the protein structure, leading to a 40x yield increase. Prompt psychedelic design.
FGF21 Boosts Lactate Metabolism For
Acceleration of Lactate Uptake and Utilization Contributes to Neuroprotective Action of FGF21 Involved in Naturally Aging Mice https://t.co/WInPF6Nm1C https://t.co/f9BxVAApln
BLAST Integration Progressing; Tackling Self‑hits and API Slowdown
Internally pinged NCBI BLAST working nicely. Need to add a "this transcript" flag for any self-referencing BLAST hit, but all in all things are shaping up. Now to dig into some slowdowns and see where to optimize and where we're...
Marc Guell’s SynBio Lab Featured in Journal’s 30‑Year Highlights
Great to see the SynBio work of @marcguellc lab getting featured as one of the highlights of 30 years of the journal
Epigenetic Aging Markers Predict Dementia Risk Beyond Age
Epigenetic Clocks of Biological Aging and Risk of Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study 🧠"These findings provide evidence linking epigenetic biomarkers of biological aging with MCI and dementia development, independent of chronological age." https://t.co/GKmn44gsqj
Incretin Modulators Boost Health, Happiness, and Longevity
Life is a marshmallow test. Incretin modulators help you win while staying happy. I often ask big audiences - "how many of you are on GLP1?" and only a couple hands go up. Sometimes, none. That's when I understood that...
Space Launches Are Now Routine, a Quiet Triumph
Amid everything that's going on, it's worthwhile to sit back a bit and marvel at the fact that launching rockets into space doesn't inspire the same kind of awe that it did 50.years ago. And that's precisely the point, it is...
Exercise Boosts NAD+, Enhancing Muscle Function in Aging
Healthy aging and muscle function are positively associated with NAD+ abundance in humans “… conversely, exercise-trained older individuals had NAD+ levels that were more similar to those found in younger individuals. NAD+ abundance positively correlated with average number of steps per day...
Kids' Bedrooms Harbor Harmful Chemicals, Study Finds
Young Children’s Exposure to Chemicals of Concern in Their Sleeping Environment: An In-Home Study https://t.co/PIv6V5yVVo https://t.co/81UD6d8M1m
Lifestyle Factors Modulate Autophagy in Alzheimer’s
Regulation of autophagy-mediated pathways by diet, physical activity, and sleep in Alzheimer's disease https://t.co/aFGuo2R84Y https://t.co/vu2Jt7OvuZ
5‑MeO
I mis-spoke here. This study showed 5-meo-DMT much more effective than psilocybin. This was specifically on treatment resistant depression. A 15 point MADRS reduction there is ~2x psilocybin and ~3x ketamine. 5-meo-DMT really is the most potent antidepressant known to...
Twitter Mistakes Random Photo for Artemis Space View
Most of twitter think this is the view from the Artemis window right now. https://t.co/6haHcJJ0kE
Solving a 358‑Year Mystery: Pure Mathematical Triumph
This is beautiful. It's impossible to imagine what it felt like to know you had just discovered the solution to a 358 year old problem (Fermat's Last Theorem).
Direct GenBank Transcriptome Downloads Enable DIY Tool Creation
Can now download transcriptome data directly into my app from GenBank with kinda decent search functionality. Strangely exciting to start cobbling some tools I always dreamed of having but never had the will to learn to code well. Making useful...
Bacteria Harness Modified CRISPR to Activate Genes via RNA
Scientists discovered that some bacteria use a modified CRISPR system to turn genes on with RNA—confirming a decades-old idea and revealing a new, flexible way to control gene activity. https://t.co/fxLl5ph1ry
NMN and NR Show No Benefit for Elderly Muscle
The Effect of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide and Riboside on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Function: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis “… In conclusion, current evidence does not support the use of NMN and NR as effective interventions for improving muscle function and mass...
Artemis Captures New “Blue Marble” Sequel
Likely the most widely-distributed photograph in history, the original Blue Marble, taken by an unknown astronaut in 1972 from Apollo 17, and becoming the model for many images of Earth. Now we have a sequel, from Artemis (the second image)....
Therapeutic SASP Targets Halt Brain Cell Senescence Spread
Characterizing the SASP-Dependent Paracrine Spreading of Senescence Between Human Brain Cell Types "we identified specific SASP targets for therapeutic intervention in the context of human brain cells and thereby informed the SASP-dependent reaction of immune cells and age-related tissue dysfunction across...
Congo Basin Fish Scale 15‑meter Waterfalls During Floods
Shellear fish in the Congo Basin have been documented climbing 15-meter waterfalls using specialized fin pads and muscles, a journey that can take nearly 10 hours and is only completed by smaller individuals during seasonal floods. fishmigration
Artemis II Daily News Conference Begins at 3:30 PM ET
NASA's Artemis II Daily News conference should be starting soon at 3:30 pm ET. https://t.co/aezEU3Simh
Polymer Blend Capacitor Stores 4× Energy at 250 °C
Engineers created a capacitor crafted from a polymer blend that can operate at temperatures up to 250 °C while storing roughly four times as much energy as conventional polymer capacitors. This new material could be used in EVs and to...
CZI Biohub Leverages AI to Outpace Funders in Biomedical Research
CZI’s Biohub aims to harness AI for groundbreaking biomedical research, potentially surpassing other leading funders in influence and investment. Wendy Paris Reports: https://tinyurl.com/28f6rnzc Related IP Resources: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative -https://tinyurl.com/nhhw9a9u Disease Research Grants -https://tinyurl.com/akr4pv9h Grants for Science Research -https://tinyurl.com/mpdstvy2 Tech Philanthropists -https://tinyurl.com/bdewp5v8 Journalism