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Studying astronauts' bodies before and after their mission can reveal what goes wrong on their organs, but provides little insights on the mechanisms responsible for the observed alterations. Thus, growing human tissues in space can complement this type of investigation and reveal ways to counteract it. … [Read more...] about Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?

Many physicists struggled to accept that so many elementary particles could exist in the universe, in what had become known as the "particle zoo." George Zweig from Caltech and Murray Gell-Mann from CERN had struck upon the same solution. What if all these different particles were really made of smaller, unknown building blocks, in the same way that the hundred-odd elements in the periodic table are made of protons, neutrons and electrons? Zweig called these building blocks "aces," while Gell-Mann chose the term that we still use today: "quarks." … [Read more...] about Physicists discover new, exotic flavor of tetraquark

Wheeler today said he's not sure exactly how the unlock ban should be overturned. "I don't know whether it [should be] a permanent exemption [to the DMCA], whether it is a rewrite of the Copyright Act, or what the appropriate solution is, but I do believe there needs to be a solution and consumers should have the right to unlock their phones after they've lived up to their side of the agreement," he said. … [Read more...] about FCC’s new chairman wants to end ban on cell phone unlocking

The EFF reported that after today's meeting, Congress's House Judiciary Committee appears ready to push forward Representative Bob Goodlatte's (R-VA) copyright reform bill. This proposed legislation is only of several potential unlock bills being consider. Goodlatte's would reinstate legal protection for unlocking phones until the next set of Library of Congress hearings in 2015. Both the EFF and Techdirt take some issue with the bill—for instance, tablets would not receive legal protection for unlocking—but it's still a small, positive sign to come out of today's hearing. … [Read more...] about During hearing, Congress defends phone unlocking rights