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Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease  The Washington Post Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease  BBC Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, scientists say  Reuters How a third parent’s DNA can prevent an inherited disease  NPR Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people  The Guardian Source link

Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away at 38 years old on Thursday after battling a rare form of cancer. Braman was diagnosed with the aggressive disease in February and had undergone several surgeries in Seattle, according to a GoFundMe set up to help him pay for the expenses of the treatment. Braman played six seasons in the NFL, three …

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In a groundbreaking discovery published in The Planetary Science Journal, a team of astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian has confirmed the existence of a rare object located far beyond Neptune. Known as 2020 VN40, this trans-Neptunian object is in a unique orbital resonance with the giant planet Neptune. For every ten orbits Neptune completes, …

Rare earth elements appear to be behind Nvidia’s stance on China.  After announcing in June plans to essentially withdraw from the Chinese market, the semiconductor chip and AI giant reversed course and said it was filing an application to restart sales of its H20 AI chip to China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Nvidia’s plans to start selling …

Eighty years ago today, at 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history was made. The dawn calm was torn asunder as the United States Army detonated a plutonium implosion device known as the Gadget – the world’s very first test of a nuclear bomb, known as the …

An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding matter deep in the cosmos, using observations from NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) and other telescopes.  Scientists based in the U.S., Italy, and Spain, set their sights on a mysterious cosmic duo called PSR J1023+0038, or J1023 for short. The J1023 …

This coal company has started excavating its new Wyoming critical minerals find. CEO Randy Atkins doesn’t want the Pentagon’s money, but he does want a U.S. strategic reserve. R amaco Resources broke ground last month on a new coal mine in Sheridan, Wyoming, the first one in the state in 50 years. By last week, Ramaco had excavated 100 feet …

A prized Darth Vader prop is heading to auction in a rare find for Star Wars enthusiasts. The character’s screen-matched primary dueling lightsaber that was used in the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is set for auction from Propstore this September in Los Angeles. The item was held on-screen by Star Wars actor David Prowse …

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as other high-tech products like electric vehicles. This news comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the U.S. Defense Department agreed to invest $400 …