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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39518580 This seems to be a highly significant breakthrough, if verified. Further references welcome.

They weren't homo sapiens; who were they? This info opens a lot of questions, for example did these people get here by boat?

The relationships between modern dog breeds are shown in this cladogram published in Cell Reports. An impressive diagram.

Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies aged 101 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37307825 Did it strike anyone else that five is quite young for a computer pioneer.

According to this Quartz article: Although I don't think it possible to synchronize music to brain "chemistry", music can affect our mood and mood is merely an expression of brain function. Essentially, what this article discusses isn't much of a revelation. We've known since Stone Age humanity's first drumbeat that music can elicit certain behavioral responses. Therefore, it isn't a stretch of credulity or ground breaking discovery that music can alter the brainwave frequencies underpinning our moods and behaviors. The article attempts to make a distinction between synchronizing music to brainwave frequencies as opposed to taste--which was a distinction lost…

This is pretty cool and could help solve a major problem for many.

All over the world, the number of people with diabetes continues to be on the rise since the 1980s, with 422 million people diagnosed by 2014. The United States alone has experienced a considerable rise in the incidence of diabetes, with the number of Americans diagnosed increasing from 5.5 million in 1980, to approximately 22 million in 2014—an increase of about 400 percent in less than forty years. In the UK, in 2016, the number of people living with diabetes in crossed the 4 million mark – an increase of 65 per cent in 10 years. .... .... Source: Drug Watch .... .... Now, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, led by Dr. Step…

Hello Science forums, I wanted to try and contribute to the forum by posting articles I find from different websites on current science news. I am trying to work on a Youtube webshow where I talk about a bunch of science/technology news and innovative gadets and part of that is looking up new information on science related topics. https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/articles/shining-a-light-on-the-future-of-electrophysiology-286992 This article describes how electrophysiological techniques are used in academic research and drug discovery settings. It also considers what the future for its use may look like when we consider the emerging optical reporters …

This may be old news but, according to this Independent article, experts have determined that the Titanic may have sank because of an enormous coal fire that rage for more than a week in the ship's bowls before its eventual sinking April 15, 1912. That determination was based on photos taken before the Titanic's departure from the Belfast shipyard where it was built. It's alleged that an order by company officials, to not reveal the fire, cost the lives of some 1,500 passengers on that fateful day in April.

We've entered the age of the hypo-spray, which is one of several devices predicted by the writers of the StarTrek series. According to this BBC report, a medical device company (Portal Instruments) will be marketing a device that delivers subcutaneous injectables without puncturing the skin. Available in 2018, the device injects a stream of inoculants in the form of steam about half the width of a human hair. Enjoy!

Technological advancements have proven to be pivotal in making life better and more pleasant. But most human jobs are going on extinction due to the deployment of robots, software and artificial intelligence. There are some plausible reasons why CEOs and business managers deploy robots and software to replace humans in offices and factories. These post gives 5 reasons why robots may soon completely replace humans in workplaces http://gulpmatrix.com/5-reasons-why-robots-may-soon-take-over-human-jobs/

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-39382339 Night-time loo trips 'linked to salt in diet' I am wondering what might be the mechanism(s) involved. Salt and water seem so closely linked that (as always in hindsight) it was not already obvious there might be some connection with urination and nocturia.

It seems a Munich Detective may have solved a 5000 year old murder case. According to this New Times article, Inspector Alexander Horn was invited to investigate the murder of Otzi by the director of the Italian Museum where the mummified remains of the 5000 year old corpse is stored. Inspector Horn has determined that Otzi died as a result of an ambush after he had finished a meal rather than having managed a desperate mountain escape with mortal injuries after some combat. Otzi's wound was immediately fatal and Inspector Horn theorizes that Otzi was probably involved in an earlier conflict and was later hunted down and killed as revenge because Otzi's supplies were no…

Hope it doesn't cost too much.

Alright, here's the link. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600763/10-breakthrough-technologies-2016-immune-engineering/ The source is from the university of MIT, so I'm assuming its much more trust worthy then crack pot science sites. "The technique has now been tested in more than 300 patients, with spectacular results, often resulting in complete remission. " The process, in short, edits T-Cells with a virus and then inserting them into the blood stream, it allows the body to actively find and eliminate cancer cells, effectively curing it. Hopefully, this process will be able to be applied to all cancer types, other then just leukemia. But even if it is …

tested to more than 1200 charge-discharge cycles. works to -20C. 3x energy density of lithium-ion batteries alkali metal anode can be lithium, sodium or potassium solid glass electrolyte earth friendly safe Sounds too good. I hope they can be manufactured at low cost; if so they appear to be game changers.

According to Berkley News, scientist have created a new form of matter (time crystals) that reportedly "repeat in time because they are kicked periodically, sort of like tapping Jell-O repeatedly to get it to jiggle". Also, here is a DNews video report discussing the methods scientists used to create this new matter. I don't understand the science, but it seems a very interesting article. Enjoy!

According to this DNews video, researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have found evidence possibly supporting Francis Crick's view that a cluster of neurons called the claustrum are the structures in the brain that make "subjective consciousness" possible. For the moment, I am withholding my opinion until I have read their paper or have received a more thorough review of their findings. Enjoy!

Seems as though we now know that senescent cells, which are nicknamed Zombie cells, can cause more harm than previously thought, including cancer. So by eradicating them there's a good chance of eliminating or at least regarding many aspects of aging and disease. Peruse this link for more on this intriguing new find......... https://www.yahoo.com/news/killing-zombie-cells-improve-health-142941368.html

According to this National Geographic video, London scientists have discovered the oldest known "mircofossils". At about half the width of a human hair, scientists say these fossils are of organisms that fed on minerals expelled from sea flood hydrothermal vents about 3.8 to 4.3 billion years ago. Enjoy!

Dr. Min Tang-Schomer, Assistant Professor at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and University of Connecticut Health Center, told SelectScience® about the new direction she is taking with the 3D bioengineered brain-like tissue model she created back in 2014. After starting her career in tissue engineering, Dr. Tang-Schomer’s interest in the brain and neurology encouraged her to move into the field of neuroscience; an area in which she felt bioengineering was being underutilized. source: http://www.selectscience.net/editorial-articles/3d-bioengineered-brains--a-new-approach-to-personalized-cancer-therapy/?artID=43099 http://www.creative-bioarray.com/Produ…

According to this article's title, "Science Says We Look So Much Like Our Names, Strangers Could Guess Them". The article discusses the possibility of recognition by name based on a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The article also discusses the implications for computer applications. As to validity, I've was told that I don't look like a "DrmDoc". Enjoy!

I found this quite amusing: Background is that in the European cup there are two games to decide who wins. In the first leg, a French club beat Barcelona 5-0, so the second leg at Barcelona was not expected to be a big deal. Except it was - Barcelona won 6-1 in the last seconds of the game. The crowd, and the whole of Barcelona, went nuts, so nuts that a seismograph registered their celebrations. Here is the article (in Spanish) which shows the graph and spikes each time Barça scored. I didn't realise that these instruments were so sensitive (or that Barcelona is so crazy)

Just announced today Feb 22, 2017 (some earlier) and "just" 39 light years away https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/videos/gallery/largest-gathering-of-earthlike-planets-ever-discovered-see-it/sharevideo/5333090668001 https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/nasa-announcement-exoplanets-atmospheres/79602/ http://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-just-released-travel-posters-for-our-new-sister-solar-system-and-they-re-cool-as-hell As seen from Earth all 7 of the planets in this solar system (3 believed to be in the "zone", rocky and expected to contain water/possible oceans) pass in front of their red dwarf star. (Trappist-1)

According to this New Scientist article, researchers at the University of St. Andrews in the UK found that this "phenomenon" may not involve false memory production as some have speculated. Researchers were able to trigger this phenomenon, through a word association method, during fMRI study of 21 volunteers. Their method involved presenting each volunteer with a series of associated words excluding a keyword linked to that association as a likely trigger. When asked under fMRI whether the volunteers recalled that keyword as part of their word association, which they did, researchers observed activity in the prefrontal cortex rather than the hippocampus. Prior to that…