SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .November 9th, 2025

Vol IV Issue 19

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Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

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Today, 282 links Curated

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Today's Five Links

COVID vaccine linked to fewer infections and allergies in kids with eczema.

#asthma #rhinitis #atopic dermatitis #coronavirus

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Sunflowers Could Power the Next Generation of Vegan Meat.

#plant-based #protein #seed meal #textured

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New laser treatment could stop blindness before it starts.

#dry macular degeneration #controlled warmth #fundus #drusen

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DNA’s hidden power could transform how we make medicines

#phosphate #mirror-image #chiral #ion pairing

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Life found in a place scientists thought impossible.

#metabolizing #methane #geomolecules #lipid biomarkers

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 7th, 2025

 

Good protocols minimize required information

Vol II No 33

310 links Curated

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Your next burgers could be a blend of lab-grown fat and plant-based ingredients.

https://thenextweb.com/news/mosa-meat-applies-cultivated-meat-approval-switzerland

Tags: #Mosa #fat #plant-based #cultivated

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A new virus related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S.

https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/new-camp-hill-virus-discovered-in-alabama-is-relative-of-deadly-nipah-the-1st-of-its-kind-in-the-us

Tags: #Alabama #shrews #Nipah #Hendra

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The Polar Vortex will be torn into two separate cores.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/stratospheric-warming-update-winter-polar-vortex-split-core-over-united-states-canada-fa/

Tags: #Vortex #deformed #core #elongated

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A biomaterial mimics behaviors in biological tissues

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250206155347.htm

Tags: #ECM #acellular #nanocomposite #alginate

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New agroforestry maps plot benefits of trees

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250206134616.htm

Tags: #agroforestry #farming #trees #shrubs

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 18, 2025

 

it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times........................Vol II No 13

339 links Curated

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A naturally occurring polymer can be chemically re-engineered for use as a strong yet sustainable bonding agent.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116161241.htm

Tags: #P3HB #adhesive #reusable #biodegradable

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robot worm digs for geothermal energy in your backyard
https://thenextweb.com/news/borobotics-autonomous-robot-worm-geothermal-energy-startup

Tags: #geothermal #Borobotics #Grabowski #heat-pump

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Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250117112232.htm

Tags: #Nitrogen #isotope #plant-based #enamel #light #heavy

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Engineered bacteria to help in the battle against the growing amount of microplastics that pervade our environment.
https://thedebrief.org/researchers-are-engineering-bacteria-to-help-break-down-microplastics-in-the-fight-against-pollution/

Tags: #PET #bacteria #DNA #biodegrade #Microplastics

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Researchers discovered long-lost computer code and used it to resurrect the early chatbot ELIZA
https://www.livescience.com/technology/eliza-the-worlds-1st-chatbot-was-just-resurrected-from-60-year-old-computer-code

Tags: #ELIZA #chatbot #Weizenbaum #MAD-SLIP #Lisp

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