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Vampires and genetic engineering.

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“Vlad Ţepeş, the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia (1456-1462) (died 1477)” (Wikipedia, Vlad the Impaler) Vampires, mythic blood suckers, are creatures that have inspired many movies. Count Dracula, a handsome, noble man who wants to drink the blood of young virgins, is the creature that made many comebacks on movie screens. And as we know, the Irish novelist Bram Stoker invented that character. The real character behind this myth was Vlad Tepes, the Romanian count, called “Vlad the Impaler,” who lived in the 15th century. Vampires are creatures that turn to ash in daylight.  The purpose of this text is not to introduce vampire tales. Its purpose is to explain what kind of creature the theoretical vampire could be. The fact is that. The creatures that can change their shapes and turn into dust fascinate people.  Sometimes, people who work in biotechnology create theoretical models, such as what kind of creature a vampire could be. The idea is that the thing that turns the person wh...

So, are you a Bolzmann brain?

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This is writing about the thought experiment.  “We trust our memories because they feel natural, and we trust time because it seems to flow in only one direction. Physics, however, allows for stranger possibilities that challenge this intuition. Credit: The Principles of Light and Color, 1878. Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives” (ScitechDaily, What if Your Memories Never Happened? Physicists Take a New Look at the Boltzmann Brain Paradox). But things like EM fields around brains. Can interact with the neural tracks.  Are you brain or consciousness, part of a larger consciousness? That is one of the biggest questions that we face in the world. In the late 19th century, Austrian scientist Ludwig Boltzmann tried to answer that question. He made a thought experiment called Boltzmann Brain. Things. Like the intelligent universe and simulated reality (Called the simulation hypothesis) theories. They are based on the idea of the Boltzmann Brain.  This explains hu...

New DNA-based technology. Makes it possible to create biological tools that can revolutionize computing.

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  "A new bio-hybrid technology blends DNA with electronics, pointing toward faster, smarter, and more energy-efficient computing inspired by nature itself. Credit: Stock" (ScitechDaily, Scientists Grew Mini Brains, Then Trained Them to Solve an Engineering Problem) DNA can be the next-generation data storage. A DNA molecule can act as chemical data storage.  There are many ways to ensure that data storage remains “forever”. The system. It can use an enzymatic system. That stores signals straight into the DNA. This makes DNA easier and faster. To produce.  This system can also revolutionize the ability to create synthetic DNA for genetic engineering and gene therapies.  The DNA molecule or its constituent particles can act as a data storage medium. The last one means that, for example, adenine and guanine can be read as zero and one. This is an easier way to accomplish that data storage than using the entire DNA. The synthetic DNA. It can store information in bacteria...

Clones without brains: Real-life Judge Dredd.

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  Stealthy firm R3 Bio starts to conduct experiments on cloning brainless humans. Their purpose is to replace animal tests by using those brainless zombies. The ability to create creatures without brains. Make it possible to create things like ethical meat. The creature without brains cannot feel pain. The R3 Bio tells. It uses cell-based research platforms.  Using cellular reprogramming, stem-cell-derived systems, and advanced analytical methods. I suppose that the last ones are. The microscopes. These are connected with  machine learning, machine vision, AI agents, and advanced robotics that control the process.  But those brainless zombies. They can act as a tool that. It can operate as a biorobot or an external. Body for people who need those things. This thing. It can remove. The problem with the gene-edited super soldiers. The problem is, what if those super soldiers rebel? This thing can be the thing that brings those creatures into reality.  Those bodies...

Asteroid impacts and life on Mars.

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“By recreating the violent shock of an asteroid impact, scientists found that a famously resilient bacterium can survive the crushing forces that could launch it off Mars. The discovery strengthens the idea that life might hitchhike between planets after major cosmic collisions. Credit: SciTechDaily.com” (ScitechDaily, Asteroid Impacts Could Launch Living Microbes From Mars) If an asteroid impact were to launch living microbes from Mars, we could ask another interesting question. Could life be born on Mars? Or did some other asteroid bring those organisms' ancestors to the Red Planet? Another thing is also interesting. If the meteorite Alan Hills, ALH84001, involves remnants of ancient microbes. Could those microbe remnants come from Mars? There is also a possibility. The temperature of that meteorite. Which fell to Antarctica, acted as a call signal for some bacteria that might not be anywhere else than in the Antarctic ice. This is the reason why researchers should collect sample...

Can this be the route to immortality?

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Researchers created a clone of a mouse. And then they re-cloned that clone. This thing makes it possible to create immortality. Practical solutions require more work. But the beginning is always difficult.  After 57 generations, less than 1% of those clones survived. The problem is in the DNA damage that forms when the DNA is separated and injected into the next generation of embryos. The system must have the ability to test. And find errors. And then fix them in the DNA molecules. The system must have the DNA code in digital form. Then it must read the DNA before it injects it into the next-generation embryos. The system must also take. The DNA from individuals. They are as young as possible. That guarantees the ability. To get the DNA. With minimal damage. Then the system must find critical errors. And changes from the DNA. And use nanotechnology to replace them. The digital copy or DNA’s digital twin makes it possible to compare the DNA that the system uses.  To the model. ...

The Tellegen effect. It can revolutionize network technology and stealth materials.

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“For more than 70 years, the Tellegen effect has been something of an 'optics unicorn': a phenomenon well described in theory but practically impossible to observe because it is usually vanishingly weak in natural materials. Now, researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Aalto University in Finland, and Stanford University report what they describe as the first experimental detection of the Tellegen effect for visible light.” (University of Gothenburg, Scientists Finally Spot the Elusive Tellegen Effect) Reseachers at the University of Gothenburg and Aalto University spotted the Tellegen effect in optical metasurfaces. First time in history. Researchers formed an elusive Telleren effect in the optical area. Reseachers rejected natural materials. They developed the synthetic metamaterials. And. That opened new ways to create the Tellegen effect in material.  And before anybody can benefit from that effect, the systems and metamaterials must turn more advanced. The Tellegen ...