SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 6th, 2026

Vol V Issue 30

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I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.

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Today, 464 links Curated

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A high-sugar breakfast may trigger a “rest and digest” state that dampens cognitive focus

#cognitive planning #sympathetic #parasympathetic #task switching

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A Tiny Antibody Just Crushed the Coronavirus’s Secret Weak Spot

#SARS-CoV-2 #spike Protein #evolved #llama

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Giant snails and tiny insects threaten the South's rice and crawfish farms

#apple snails #delphacids #dry field #copper sulfate

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Amino acid 'stickers' help decode spider silk's strength and flexibility

#molecular interactions #Dragline silk #AlphaFold3 #amino acids

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Rare natural compound from teak tree shows promise for treating diabetes and lipid disorders

#Tectona grandis #double-quinone #adipocytes #pancreatic lipase

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 5th, 2026

Vol V Issue 29

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Who Said this?

This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don’t give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that’s all we wanted to do.

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Today, 477 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

Scientists May Have Found the True Source of Parkinson’s Disease

#brain network #SCAN #TMS #voluntary movement

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Yawning Does Something Surprising in Your Brain

#CSF #direction #carotid #flow

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A Virus Designed in the Lab Could Help Defeat Antibiotic Resistance

#bacteria-killing #viruses #DNA #Phage

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Scientists discover hidden deep-Earth structures shaping the magnetic field

#core #iron #mantle #Magnetism

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Scientists Finally Solve a 30-Year-Old Cancer Mystery Hidden in Rye Pollen

#three-dimensional #tumor #secalosides #total synthesis

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 3rd, 2026

Vol V Issue 28

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Who Said this?

To reach the source, you have to swim against the current. Only trash swims downstream.

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Today, 468 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

New Brain Scans Reveal Hidden Intelligence in Babies

#two months old #visual cognition #FOUNDCOG #categories

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Scientists discover protein that could heal leaky gut and ease depression

#Reelin #gut #brain #glycoprotein

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No More Jet Lag: New Oral Compound Helps “Reset” the Body’s Internal Clock

#circadian rhythm #Mic-628 #forward #CRY1

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Old Hair Reveals How Toxic America Once Was

#lead #neurotoxin #heavy metals #Utah

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Why Nearby Galaxies Are Fleeing Us: Scientists Finally Solve a 50-Year Mystery

#dark matter #Edwin Hubble #simulations #Local Group

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 2nd, 2026

Vol V Issue 27

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Who Said this?

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

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Today, 313 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

How topological surfaces boost clean energy catalysts

#ORR #PtBi₂ #electrochemical reconstruction #hydroxyl species

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A silent brain disease can quadruple dementia risk

#angiopathy #blood vessels #CAA #stroke

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A tiny light trap could unlock million qubit quantum computers

#optical cavities #atoms #photon #readout

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5 things you can do on Linux but not on Windows

#look and feel #widgets #lock screen #hardware

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Melting Antarctic Ice Did the Opposite of What Scientists Expected

#sediments #iron-rich #iceberg #bioavailable

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .February 1st, 2026

Vol V Issue 26

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Who Said this?

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

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Today, 287 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry

#electrochemical #entropy #Hydrogen #autodissociation

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Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands

#functional restoration #water #soil #vegetation

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What an ancient jellyfish can teach us about the evolution of sleep

#cassiopea jellyfish #nematostella #self-defense #reduced responsiveness

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Scientists finally explain statin muscle pain

#protein #calcium #RyR1 #atorvastatin

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New robotic sampler aims to transform monitoring of aquatic ecosystems

#eDNA #READI-Net #fingerprint #ESP

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 31st, 2026

Vol V Issue 25

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Who Said this?

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.

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Today, 388 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

Breakthrough sepsis drug shows promise in human trial

#immune #overreaction #carbohydrate-based #STC3141

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Metallic markers make direct measurement of protein activity possible

#apoptosis #proteases #metallic flag #macrophage

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CERN supercollider gets sustainable side hustle heating local homes

#heat exchanger #Ferney-Voltaie #district heating #accelerator

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'Reverse Solar Panel' Generates Electricity at Night

#heat difference #radiating #infrared #deep space

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Carbon Dioxide 'Pulses' Clears Toxins From Parkinson's Brains in Recent Study

#waste-clearance #increasing #CO2 levels #glymphatic

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .January 30th, 2026

Vol V Issue 24

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Who Said this?

Strategy tells culture where to go. Culture tells strategy what's acceptable.

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Today, 495 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

New Study Reveals How Nanoplastics Make Bacteria More Dangerous

#environmental #biofilm #pathogens #disinfection

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Strange Bright Lines on Mercury Suggest It's Not 'Dead' After All

#geological activity #lineae #sun-facing #craters

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New Drug Stops Weight Gain and Lowers Cholesterol by Targeting Nitric Oxide

#signaling #unbalanced #SCoR2 #fat synthesis

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Our Ocean’s “Natural Antacids” Act Faster Than We Thought

#calcium carbonate #timescale #dissolution #buffering

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Study shows insect farming byproduct boosts soil health, reduces crop damage

#frass #soybean #soil amendment #herbivory

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