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CRISPR Gene editing reduces LDL cholesterol in monkeys by 60% in just a week!

According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. It is estimated that one person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. Now, scientists have now successfully used CRISPR base editors to turn off the gene that produces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in monkeys. The research, if replicable on humans, could help eradicate a major cause of heart disease. A single shot of gene therapy lowers “bad” cholesterol by about 60% for at least 8 months in monkeys, a new study reports…

European Space Agency to set up GPS and telecom services on the moon by 2030

The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled fresh plans to lay the groundwork for permanent human presence on the moon with a constellation of lunar satelliels, which will provide navigation and telecommunication services to lunar explorers. . The ESA wants to build a new, satellite-powered telecoms and navigation system that all future missions to our closest celestial body could use. More than a dozen European companies have signed contracts to draw up detailed plans. If all goes according to plan, the new system could be in place in the late 2020s, only a few years after the expected landing of…

AMD leaks AM5 socket with LGA instead of PGA, 1718 pins confirmed

Juicy details about AMD’s AM5 processor, which is set to succeed the AM4, has been so graciously leaked, emphasizing that it is set to support Ryzen CPUs and APUs, which tout the Zen 4 core architecture. On Twitter, leaker ExecutableFix confirmed details that this upcoming new platform will back Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) memory, with the next-generation AMD consumer chips keeping PCIe Gen4 support, WCCFTech reported. Looking at previous consumer platform sockets, AMD has mostly been sticking with PGA designs. However, according to the latest leaks, AMD is making the jump to LGA with the upcoming Zen 4 CPUs, transferring…

All new Open Source Configurable Keyboard called Launch by System76

System76 is well known for manufacturing Linux-based operating systems. The company’s laptops and desktops can be had with your choice of the popular Ubuntu or the company’s own Ubuntu-based PopOS. For many years now, System76 has been a huge proponent of both the Linux and open source communities. Quite frankly, Linux users all over the world are very lucky to have System76 computers as an option. The company officially unveils its newest product the “Launch Configurable Keyboard.” Structure of this Keyboard System76 a small company of amazing creators, making innovative technology tools in a unique way. As mentioned System76, launched…

SpaceX will launch a moon mission funded by Dogecoin in 2022

Back on Wednesday 12th May, Elon Musk all of a sudden, decided to stop using Bitcoin. The main reason was stated in a Twitter post. Musk cited the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining, which has been cited by critics for being energy intensive and a detriment to the climate. The move took cryptocurrency enthusiasts by surprise, and drove down the price of Bitcoin after hours, with the volatile digital currency shedding over 13%. Other major crypto units followed suit, as investors moved to discount how the loss of a prominent backer’s support would impact the asset class’s development. Musk said…