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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shion is a surgeon, drug developer, entrepreneur and the richest man in American medicine. Since selling the company that makes his breakthrough cancer drug Abraxane in 2010, he has been developing and expanding NantWorks, an LA-based medical technology company with implications far beyond medicine. We’re on the NantWorks campus in Culver City. Can you explain what you are developing...
A rare Crusade-era lead seal used to secure a letter was uncovered in an ancient farmstead in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced today (May 27). The 800-year-old seal was likely once fixed to a document delivered to the farm from a sprawling cliffside monastery in the Judean Desert that was founded by Saint Sabas ("Mar Saba" in Aramaic) and once housed hundreds of monks. "This is...
We've all had the experience: it's a lazy Saturday morning and as you slowly blink your eyes awake, it hits you -- "Is that the smell of BACON ?!" Just what is it about this beloved breakfast food that makes it smell so darn good ? It turns out that roughly 150 separate organic compounds contribute to bacon's unique aroma. So says a new video from the American Chemical Society , which teamed up with...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Jade Rabbit moon rover is alive and functional, state media said on Wednesday, but technical problems and bitterly cold lunar nights have "weakened considerably" the buggy's ability to operate. Jade Rabbit, named after a lunar goddess in traditional Chinese mythology, landed on the moon in December to great national fanfare. The buggy, which began experiencing "mechanical...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his new U.N. job, said Tuesday that cities hold the key to confronting climate change because they account for 75 percent of the heat-trapping gases and their mayors have executive powers to reduce emissions. The three-term mayor and billionaire businessman was a keynote speaker at the opening of a three-day U.N. meeting on making urban...
By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer Published: 05/28/2014 10:10 AM EDT on LiveScience People respond to stressful life events in very different ways — some people are resilient and move forward, while others end up suffering from depression. Now, scientists may have found the brain cells responsible for the varying reactions to stress. In the study, the researchers closely examined a group of neurons...
What were thought to be some of the oldest traces of life on Earth may not have been caused by life at all, new research suggests. The fossils, tiny tubules etched into ancient rocks in South Africa, were initially thought to be formed by ancient bacteria boring through volcanic glass in the seafloor — a process called bioalteration — during the Archean Eon, about 3.4 billion years ago. But the new...
When I received my PhD in elementary particle physics from UCLA in 1963, numerous opportunities presented themselves. I decided to take an offer from the University of Hawaii to join the faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor. I was able to avoid the two or three years as a postdoc that most fresh graduates in physics were required to do even then before taking up faculty positions. But those...
LONDON (AP) — Physicist Stephen Hawking has turned his brilliant mind toward perhaps his toughest challenge yet — helping England win the World Cup. Britain's most famous scientist, known for his theories on physics and the universe, has been commissioned by a betting company to analyze data from every World Cup that England qualified for since winning the tournament in 1966 in the hope of coming up...
Between 2012 and 2050, the number of Americans age 65 or older is predicted to nearly double from 43.1 million to 83.7 million, according to a U.S. Census report published this month . The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that the country's graying demographics, combined with greater accessibility to healthcare under the Affordable Care Act, will lead to a rise in demand for care...
By: By Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer Published: 05/27/2014 08:03 AM EDT on LiveScience Young math and science whizzes from around the country will convene in the nation's capital next week for the annual White House Science Fair, hosted by President Barack Obama. This year's fair, which will be held on Tuesday (May 27), will focus specifically on girls and women in STEM (science, technology, engineering...
DARPA's SUBNETS program includes two complementary research pathways that emphasize neural plasticity and single-neuron recording. ...
Researchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information. ...
Fingolimod, a drug widely used to treat multiple sclerosis, has been found to eliminate some adverse or traumatic memories, a new study reports. ...
Researchers capture detailed footage of a parasitic wasp that has evolved a zinc-tipped drill bit to bore into fruit and lay its eggs....
Animals with big brains such as elephants, horses, killer whales and some primates have close platonic friendships, according to the New Scientist....
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man crew to the International Space Station has launched in Kazakhstan....