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Biophysics @mander.xyz Salamander @mander.xyz 
arxiv.org Motor-driven microtubule diffusion in a photobleached dynamical coordinate systemMotor-driven cytoskeletal remodeling in cellular systems can often be accompanied by a diffusive-like effect at local scales, but distinguishing the contributions of the ordering process, such as active contraction of a network, from this active diffusion is difficult to achieve. Using light-dimeriz...
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Biophysics @mander.xyz Salamander @mander.xyz arxiv.org The generic temperature response of large biochemical networksBiological systems are remarkably susceptible to relatively small temperature changes. The most obvious example is fever, when a modest rise in body temperature of only few Kelvin has strong effects on our immune system and how it fights pathogens. Another very important example is climate change, w...
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Biophysics @mander.xyz Salamander @mander.xyz arxiv.org Identifying possible mechanism for quantum needle in chemical magnetoreceptionThe radical pair mechanism is an important model that may provide a basis for biological magnetoreception. To account for the high orientation precision of the real avian compass, P. J. Hore et al. proposed an intriguing phenomenon called quantum needle [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 113, 4634 (2016)], whe...
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Biophysics @mander.xyz freedomPusher @sopuli.xyz Wi-Fi harms bees according to 72 studies
bgr.com Smartphones and Wi-Fi are killing vital insectsAn analysis of over 80 studies shows a direct link between mobile phone and Wi-Fi radiation and declining insect populations. Radiation can affect insects at …
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/7625705
According to the linked article, 72 studies suggest that wi-fi radiation harms/kills #bees -- and by some claims is a threat to their continued existence. I suppose if extinction were really a likely risk there would be widespread outrage and bee conservationists taking actions. It seems there is a lack of chatter about this. This thread also somewhat implies disinterest in even having wi-fi alternatives.
In any case, does anyone think this is a battle worth fighting? Some possible off-the-cuff actions that come to mind:
- ban the sale of wi-fi devices bigger than a phone in Europe¹ if they do not also comply with these conditions:
- include an ethernet port as well. So e.g. macbooks would either have to bring back the ethernet port or nix wi-fi (and obviously Apple wouldn’t nix Wi-Fi).
- have a physical wi-fi toggle switch on the chassis (like Thinkpads have)
- force public li
- ban the sale of wi-fi devices bigger than a phone in Europe¹ if they do not also comply with these conditions:
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Biophysics @mander.xyz finally debunked @slrpnk.net Have you ever dumped a job rght after youve been hired?
Hey, so I just fu***g quit my new job rn. I got offered something better last minute but didn’t wanna be a dick and cancel on them at the last minute, so I went through with it anyways and then QUIT RIGHT AFTER THEY HIRED ME LMFAO. It felt so good man, total payback for all those times i wasted my time interviewing only to never get the gig.
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Biophysics @mander.xyz wjs018 @beehaw.org RNA Nanoparticle Therapy Stops the Spread of Incurable Bone Marrow Cancer, Study Finds
medicalxpress.com RNA nanoparticle therapy stops the spread of incurable bone marrow cancer, study findsMultiple myeloma is an incurable bone marrow cancer that kills over 100,000 people every year. Known for its quick and deadly spread, this disease is one of the most challenging to address. As these cancer cells move through different parts of the body, they mutate, outpacing possible treatments. Pe...
This article describes using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) containing silencing RNA (siRNA) to slow or prevent the spread of cancerous multiple myeloma cells through the body.
What I found interesting about this approach is that these LNPs do not target the cancerous cells themselves, but rather targets healthy endothelial cells lining blood vessels in the body. The mechanism of action is to reduce the expression of a protein (CyPA) that cancer cells use to aid their spread through the body. So, these LNPs are simply used to help contain and localize the cancerous growth while traditional cancer treatments are used to treat the malignant cells.
A significant challenge for this approach going forward is tuning the targeting and biodistribution of the LNPs. Most LNP treatments end up in either the liver or spleen where they transfect cells in those organs and express protiens. I don't have direct experience with siRNA molecules, but transfecting epithelial cells in a lasting way could pro
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Biophysics @mander.xyz wjs018 @beehaw.org Biodegradable, Implantable Ultrasound Device Helps Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Help Medicine Reach the Brain
medicalxpress.com Biodegradable ultrasound opens the blood-brain barrierA new, biodegradable ultrasound far more powerful than previous devices could make brain cancers more treatable, University of Connecticut researchers report in the June 14 issue of Science Advances.
Getting therapeutics to cross the blood-brain barrier is one of the biggest hurdles to many investigational neuroscience macromolecules. This approach of using a proven mechanism of action (ultrasound) in a device that is easily implantable and does not need to later be removed looks promising.
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Biophysics @mander.xyz wjs018 @beehaw.org ‘Breakthrough’ could explain why life molecules are left- or right-handed
Some recent evidence points to the Earth's magnetic field playing a part in preferentially selecting right-handed chirality in RNA precursors. This work is not complete though as not every nucleotide can be made from this process yet, but it is so far, the best explanation available as to why genetic material and amino acids are exclusively R and L (respectively) oriented.
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Biophysics @mander.xyz Salamander @mander.xyz Researchers are starting to piece together tantalizing bits of evidence that the human nervous system uses light for information processing
spie.org Searching for the brain's quantum networkResearchers are starting to piece together tantalizing bits of evidence that the human nervous system uses light for information processing
