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Scientists reverse genetic aging, memory decline in rats

They injected rats with viral vectors that expressed FKBP1b, causing a rise in overall expression of the protein. 

Both long- and short-term treatment improved the performance of aging rats in a water maze task: FKBP1b was able to prevent cognitive decline in long-term rats and reverse it in short-term rats.

China’s 30 story tall air cleaning tower is a successful test for many 150 story air cleaning towers

China has created an experimental air purifying tower that is over 100 meters (328 feet) tall in northern China. It reduces 2.5 micron air pollution by about 15% over a 10 square kilometer area.

Elon Musk: “The Singularity for This Level of the Simulation Is Coming Soon”

The singularity for this level of the simulation is coming soon. I wonder what the levels above us look like.

Good chance they are less interesting and deeper levels are better. So far, even our primitive sims are often more entertaining than reality itself.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2017

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