A “pumping” patch containing millions of living, beating stem cells could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack, according to researchers. Reader dryriver shares a report: Sewn on to the heart, the 3cm (1in) by 2cm patch, grown in a lab from a sample of the patient’s own cells, then turns itself into healthy working muscle. It also releases…
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Stem cell patch may help repair damage caused by heart attacks
Heart patches with a beat could help repair damage after a heart attack. The patches have shown promise in animals and will soon be tested in humans Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205241-stem-cell-patch-may-help-repair-damage-caused-by-heart-attacks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Sorry Napoleon, A Big Garbage Patch Is Floating Near Your Mediterranean Islands
The Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Elba are famous for being the birthplace and exile prison, respectively, of Napoleon Bonaparte. But now they might be known for being the neighbors of a chronically forming garbage patch. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65538-mediterranean-garbage-patch.html
A Large Chunk of Ethereum Clients Remain Unpatched
The Ethereum ecosystem is no different than the Windows or IoT landscape, where security flaws remain unpatched for long periods of time, despite the availability of public patches. From a report: In a report shared with ZDNet today, security researchers from SRLabs revealed that a large chunk of the Ethereum client software that runs on Ethereum nodes has yet to receive…
Why can’t I find the Milky Way in May?
From the Northern Hemisphere now, the plane of the Milky Way is as parallel to your horizon as it can be, in early evening. Just wait. Around midnight, the starry band of the Milky Way will begin ascending in your eastern sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/milky-way-galaxy-flat-around-horizon-may…
Image: Anchor antenna
This patch antenna under test at ESA’s technical heart is designed to maintain a radio link between the two satellites making up the Proba-3 mission, allowing the pair to fly in formation to maintain an artificial eclipse of the sun. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-image-anchor-antenna.html…
How aphids sacrifice themselves to fix their homes with fatty goo
Young aphids swollen with fatty substances save their colony by self-sacrifice, using that goo to patch breaches in the wall of their tree home. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-aphids-sacrifice-themselves-fix-their-homes-fatty-goo4…
TESS discovers its 1st Earth-sized exoplanet
Launched in 2018, TESS is NASA’s new space-based exoplanet hunter. Now it’s found its 1st Earth-sized world orbiting a nearby star. The discovery bodes well, scientists say, for finding more similar worlds in the near future. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/tess-1st-earth-sized-exoplanet-nearby-star…
Find Hercules between 2 bright stars
The bright stars Arcturus and Vega can help you find the constellation Hercules and its famous Keystone asterism. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/two-stars-lead-to-constellation-hercules…
9 Vital Keys to Holding Space For Yourself
Azriel ReShel – Why are we so bad at being there for ourselves? Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/24/9-vital-keys-to-holding-space-for-yourself/…