Lightning strikes can form quartz crystals in rocks similar to those formed by meteor impacts. This complicates the identification of impact events from rock layers.

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Lightning strikes can form quartz crystals in rocks similar to those formed by meteor impacts. This complicates the identification of impact events from rock layers.

A part of the brain linked to motivation and pleasure -- the nucleus accumbens -- also produce sleeps. New research suggests this is why boredom (the absence of motivating stimulation) makes us sleepy.

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A part of the brain linked to motivation and pleasure -- the nucleus accumbens -- also produce sleeps. New research suggests this is why boredom (the absence of motivating stimulation) makes us sleepy.

Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia

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Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia

On the Authenticity of a Relic: An Archaeometric Investigation of the Supposed Bread Sack of Saint Francesco of Assisi

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On the Authenticity of a Relic: An Archaeometric Investigation of the Supposed Bread Sack of Saint Francesco of Assisi

Typhoid vaccine has potential to cut infection rates by half

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Typhoid vaccine has potential to cut infection rates by half

Gamers have an advantage in learning: Neuropsychologists let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity in the brain areas that are relevant for learning.

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Gamers have an advantage in learning: Neuropsychologists let video gamers compete against non-gamers in a learning competition. During the test, the video gamers performed significantly better and showed an increased brain activity in the brain areas that are relevant for learning.

Antisocial boys who don't laugh contagiously may be at increased risk of further social isolation and psychopathy

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Antisocial boys who don't laugh contagiously may be at increased risk of further social isolation and psychopathy

Revised methane emissions factors and spatially distributed annual carbon fluxes for global livestock | Carbon Balance and Management

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Revised methane emissions factors and spatially distributed annual carbon fluxes for global livestock | Carbon Balance and Management

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Anti-vaccine tweets have spiked - from people with higher income in just 5 US states - finds researchers in a new study in journal Social Science & Medicine.

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Anti-vaccine tweets have spiked - from people with higher income in just 5 US states - finds researchers in a new study in journal Social Science & Medicine.

Scientist demonstrated possible way to find pancreatic cancer during early undetectable phase. A blood test, or liquid biopsy, picked up signs of cancer in two-thirds of a group of people already diagnosed with early-stage cancer, and showed only one positive among 182 healthy control subjects.

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Scientist demonstrated possible way to find pancreatic cancer during early undetectable phase. A blood test, or liquid biopsy, picked up signs of cancer in two-thirds of a group of people already diagnosed with early-stage cancer, and showed only one positive among 182 healthy control subjects.

Revised figures of methane produced by livestock in 2011 were 11 percent higher than estimates made in 2006 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—a now out-of-date estimate.

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Revised figures of methane produced by livestock in 2011 were 11 percent higher than estimates made in 2006 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—a now out-of-date estimate.

Elon Musk plans to put all of SpaceX’s resources into its Mars rocket

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Elon Musk plans to put all of SpaceX’s resources into its Mars rocket

A computer model suggests that life may have originated inside collapsing bubbles. When bubbles collapse, extreme pressures and temperatures occur at the microscopic level. These conditions could trigger chemical reactions that produce the molecules necessary for life.

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A computer model suggests that life may have originated inside collapsing bubbles. When bubbles collapse, extreme pressures and temperatures occur at the microscopic level. These conditions could trigger chemical reactions that produce the molecules necessary for life.

Ultraviolet light could be having a strange effect on ice in space

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Ultraviolet light could be having a strange effect on ice in space

Homo sapiens 135,000 years older than previously believed

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Homo sapiens 135,000 years older than previously believed

In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers at Columbia University find that U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent of what the United States currently produces.

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In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers at Columbia University find that U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent of what the United States currently produces.

Disease resistance successfully spread from modified to wild mosquitoes. 90% of the offspring in each generation passed along the trait. The authors note that results were achieved in a lab setting and that more research is needed to determine if the same will occur under natural conditions.

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Disease resistance successfully spread from modified to wild mosquitoes. 90% of the offspring in each generation passed along the trait. The authors note that results were achieved in a lab setting and that more research is needed to determine if the same will occur under natural conditions.

Zapping simulated space ice with imitation starlight made ice bubble and flow. If this happens in space, the liquid-like behavior could help organic molecules form and hint at the possible origins of life, researchers report.

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Zapping simulated space ice with imitation starlight made ice bubble and flow. If this happens in space, the liquid-like behavior could help organic molecules form and hint at the possible origins of life, researchers report.

Methane emissions from cattle are 11% higher than estimated | After rising slowly from 2000 to 2006, the concentration of methane in the air has climbed 10 times more quickly in the last decade, according to earlier research.

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Methane emissions from cattle are 11% higher than estimated | After rising slowly from 2000 to 2006, the concentration of methane in the air has climbed 10 times more quickly in the last decade, according to earlier research.

Scientists just detected spacetime on Earth being bent by two colliding black holes.

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Scientists just detected spacetime on Earth being bent by two colliding black holes.

CDC Officially Admits People With HIV Who Are Undetectable Can't Transmit HIV

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CDC Officially Admits People With HIV Who Are Undetectable Can't Transmit HIV

A newly released study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma indicates that patients are replacing prescription opioids with medical cannabis to treat acute pain following musculoskeletal trauma.

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A newly released study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma indicates that patients are replacing prescription opioids with medical cannabis to treat acute pain following musculoskeletal trauma.

Children develop higher self-esteem when their parents treat them warmly. But they develop lower self-esteem when their parents lavish them with inflated praise, finds new research on the origins of the self-concept in children published in Child Development.

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Children develop higher self-esteem when their parents treat them warmly. But they develop lower self-esteem when their parents lavish them with inflated praise, finds new research on the origins of the self-concept in children published in Child Development.

Autism Protein Epigenetically Missregulated Study Finds, Opening Door for New Treatments

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Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smart tattoo ink capable of monitoring dehydration and blood sugar by changing color.

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Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smart tattoo ink capable of monitoring dehydration and blood sugar by changing color.

Scientists have achieved record operational stability of perovskite solar cells, retaining more than 95% of their initial efficiencies of over 20% under full sunlight illumination at 60’C for more than 1000 hours, as reported in Science.

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Scientists have achieved record operational stability of perovskite solar cells, retaining more than 95% of their initial efficiencies of over 20% under full sunlight illumination at 60’C for more than 1000 hours, as reported in Science.

Mouse study shows breast cancer vaccine induces potent antitumor immune response and provides protection from mammary tumor growth

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Mouse study shows breast cancer vaccine induces potent antitumor immune response and provides protection from mammary tumor growth

Coastal critters make epic voyages after 2011 tsunami. Scientists call it the longest hitchhike of coastal animals recorded.

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Coastal critters make epic voyages after 2011 tsunami. Scientists call it the longest hitchhike of coastal animals recorded.

Tropical forests may now be a net SOURCE of carbon.

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Tropical forests may now be a net SOURCE of carbon.

CRISPR used to peer into human embryos' first days. The first-of-its-kind study stands in contrast to previous research that attempted to fix disease-causing mutations in human embryos, in the hope of eventually preventing genetic disorders.

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CRISPR used to peer into human embryos' first days. The first-of-its-kind study stands in contrast to previous research that attempted to fix disease-causing mutations in human embryos, in the hope of eventually preventing genetic disorders.

After the Tsunami, Japan’s Sea Creatures Crossed an Ocean

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After the Tsunami, Japan’s Sea Creatures Crossed an Ocean

Science AMA Series: Beef without cows, sushi without fish, and milk without animals. We're cellular agriculture scientists, non-profit leaders, and entrepreneurs. AMA!

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We've gathered the foremost experts in the burgeoning field of cellular agriculture to answer your questions. Although unconventional, we've chosen to include leaders from cell ag non-profits (who fund and support researchers) as well as representatives from cutting edge cell ag companies (who both do research and aim to produce commercial products).

Given the massive cultural and economic disruption potential it made sense to also include experts with a more holistic view of the field than individual researchers. So while you're encouraged to ask details on the science, feel free to also field questions about where this small, but growing industry and field of study is going as a whole.

 

For a quick primer on what cellular agriculture is, and what it can do, check this out: http://ift.tt/2n202Yw

If you'd like to learn more about each participant, there are links next to their names describing themselves, their work, or their organization. Additionally, there may be a short bio located at the bottom of the post.

 

In alphabetical order, our /r/science cellular agriculture AMA participants are:

Andrew Stout is a New Harvest fellow at Tufts, focused on scaling cell expansion in-situ via ECM controls.

Erin Kim 1 is Communications Director at New Harvest, a 501(c)(3) funding open academic research in cellular agriculture.

Jess Krieger 1 2 is a PhD student and New Harvest research fellow growing pork, blood vessels, and designing bioreactors.

Kate Krueger 1 is a biochemist and Research Director at New Harvest.

Kevin Yuen Director of Communications (North America) at the Cellular Agriculture Society (CAS) and just finished the first collaborative cell-ag thesis at MIT.

Kristopher Gasteratos 1 2 3 is the Founder & President of the Cellular Agriculture Society (CAS).

Dr. Liz Specht 1 leverages biotech & synthetic biology to spur plant-based/clean meat innovation.

Mike Selden 1 is the CEO and co-founder of Finless Foods, a cellular agriculture company focusing on seafood.

Natalie Rubio 1 2 is a PhD candidate at Tufts University with a research focus on scaffold development for cultured meat.

Saam Shahrokhi 1 2 3 Co-founder and Tissue Engineering Specialist of the Cellular Agriculture Society, researcher at Hampton Creek focusing on scaffolds and bioreactors, recent UC Berkeley graduate in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

Santiago Campuzano 1 is an MSc student and New Harvest research fellow focused on developing low cost, animal-free scaffold.

Yuki Hanyu is the founder of Shojinmeat Project a DIY-bio cellular agriculture movement in Japan, and also the CEO of Integriculture Inc.

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Andrew Stout

^{Andrew became interested in cell ag in 2011, after reading a New York Times article on Mark Post’s hamburger plans. Since then, he has worked on culturing both meat and gelatin—the former with Dr. Post in Maastricht, NL, and the latter with Geltor, a startup based in San Francisco. Andrew is currently a New Harvest fellow, pursuing a PhD in Dr. David Kaplan’s lab at Tufts University. For his research, Andrew plans to focus on scalable, scaffold-mediated muscle progenitor cell expansion. Andrew holds a BS in Materials Science from Rice University.}

 

Erin Kim

^{Erin has been working in cellular agriculture since 2014. As Communications Director for New Harvest, Erin works directly with the New Harvest Research Fellows and provides information and updates on the progress of their cellular agriculture research to donors, industry, the media, and the public. Prior to her role at New Harvest, Erin completed a J.D. in Environmental Law and got her start in the non-profit world working in legal advocacy.}

 

Jess Krieger

^{Jess dedicated her life to in vitro meat research in 2010 after learning about the significant contribution of animal agriculture to climate change. Jess uses a tissue engineering strategy to grow pork containing vasculature and designs bioreactor systems that can support the growth of cultured meat. She was awarded a fellowship with New Harvest to complete her research in the summer of 2017 and is pursuing a PhD in biomedical sciences at Kent State University in Ohio. She has a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in psychology.}

 

Kristopher Gasteratos

^{Kristopher Gasteratos is the Founder & President of the Cellular Agriculture Society (CAS), which is set for a worldwide release next month launching 15 programs for those interested to join and get involved. He conducted the first market research on cellular agriculture in 2015, as well as the first environmental analysis of cell-ag in August 2017.}

 

Liz Specht, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, The Good Food Institute

^{Liz Specht is a Senior Scientist with the Good Food Institute, a nonprofit organization advancing plant-based and clean meat food technology. She has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, a doctorate in biological sciences from UC San Diego, and postdoctoral research experience from University of Colorado. At GFI, she works with researchers, funding agencies, entrepreneurs, and venture capital firms to prioritize work that advances plant-based and clean meat research.}

 

Saam Shahrokhi

^{Saam Shahrokhi became passionate about cellular agriculture during his first year of undergrad, when he learned about the detrimental environmental, resource management, and ethical issues associated with traditional animal agriculture. The positive implications of commercializing cellular agricultural products, particularly cultured/clean meat resonated strongly with his utilitarian, philosophical views. He studied Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at UC Berkeley, where co-founded the Cellular Agriculture Society, and he conducted breast cancer research at UCSF. Saam is now a researcher at Hampton Creek focusing on scaffolds and bioreactors for the production of clean meat.}

 

Santiago Campuzano

^{Santiago Campuzano holds a BSc in Food science from the University of British Columbia. As a New Harvest research fellow and MSc student under Dr. Andrew Pelling, he wishes to apply his food science knowledge towards the development of plant based scaffold with meat-like characteristics.}

 

Yuki Hanyu

^{Yuki Hanyu is the founder of Shojinmeat Project a DIY-bio cellular agriculture movement in Japan, and also the CEO of Integriculture Inc., the first startup to come out of Shojinmeat Project. Shojinmeat Project aims to bring down the cost of cellular agriculture to the level children can try one for summer science project and make it accessible to everyone, while Integriculture Inc. works on industrial scaling.}

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Tsunami drives species 'army' to US coast

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Plastic junk brought invasive species to U.S. after Japan’s 2011 tsunami

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Plastic junk brought invasive species to U.S. after Japan’s 2011 tsunami

Elon Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket, right here on Earth

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Elon Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket, right here on Earth

Scientists move towards “holy grail” of computing by creating brain-like photonic microchips - that use light rather than electricity - that mimic the way the human brain works to store and process information by imitating the way the brain’s synapses operate.

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Scientists move towards “holy grail” of computing by creating brain-like photonic microchips - that use light rather than electricity - that mimic the way the human brain works to store and process information by imitating the way the brain’s synapses operate.

Solving the Mystery of Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice: the structures are made almost entirely of methane ice, and likely formed as a specific kind of erosion wore away their surfaces, leaving dramatic crests and sharp divides, as reported in journal Icarus.

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Solving the Mystery of Pluto’s Giant Blades of Ice: the structures are made almost entirely of methane ice, and likely formed as a specific kind of erosion wore away their surfaces, leaving dramatic crests and sharp divides, as reported in journal Icarus.

Lasers can forge wonder material graphene into three-dimensional shapes - Researchers from Finland and Taiwan 'forged' graphene into three-dimensional objects by using a focused laser on a point on a 2D graphene lattice, which irradiated that part of the structure and caused it to bulge.

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Lasers can forge wonder material graphene into three-dimensional shapes - Researchers from Finland and Taiwan 'forged' graphene into three-dimensional objects by using a focused laser on a point on a 2D graphene lattice, which irradiated that part of the structure and caused it to bulge.

Researchers believe they've discovered the oldest known evidence of life on Earth. Scientists found signs of biological activity in 3.95 billion-year-old rocks from Labrador in northeast Canada. The rock samples were formed when Earth was 500 million years old.

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Researchers believe they've discovered the oldest known evidence of life on Earth. Scientists found signs of biological activity in 3.95 billion-year-old rocks from Labrador in northeast Canada. The rock samples were formed when Earth was 500 million years old.

The world’s tropical forests are so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions, according to a new study that highlights the urgent need to protect and restore the Amazon and similar regions.

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The world’s tropical forests are so degraded they have become a source rather than a sink of carbon emissions, according to a new study that highlights the urgent need to protect and restore the Amazon and similar regions.

A patient entered the clinic after coughing up yellow mucus and feeling unwell for over a year; X-rays showed a mass in the lung. His doctors thought it was lung cancer. It turned out to be a Playmobil toy the patient had inhaled accidentally 40 years earlier.

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A patient entered the clinic after coughing up yellow mucus and feeling unwell for over a year; X-rays showed a mass in the lung. His doctors thought it was lung cancer. It turned out to be a Playmobil toy the patient had inhaled accidentally 40 years earlier.

Humans may have emerged as a distinct species as early as 350,000 years ago, according to a new study. DNA from the skeleton of a boy who lived in what's now South Africa may be the best benchmark so far for gauging when Homo sapiens originated in Africa.

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Humans may have emerged as a distinct species as early as 350,000 years ago, according to a new study. DNA from the skeleton of a boy who lived in what's now South Africa may be the best benchmark so far for gauging when Homo sapiens originated in Africa.

Teens’ online friendships just as meaningful as face-to-face ones, UCI study finds. Many of these digital behaviors serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

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Teens’ online friendships just as meaningful as face-to-face ones, UCI study finds. Many of these digital behaviors serve the same purpose and encompass the same core qualities as face-to-face relationships.

A blood test that could rule out a heart attack in under 20 minutes have been tested by King's College London researchers, who have tested it on patients and say the cMyC test could be rolled out within five years, as reported in the journal Circulation.

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A blood test that could rule out a heart attack in under 20 minutes have been tested by King's College London researchers, who have tested it on patients and say the cMyC test could be rolled out within five years, as reported in the journal Circulation.

Two-thirds of Americans don't bother seeking out science news

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Two-thirds of Americans don't bother seeking out science news

The risk of sustained sexual transmission of Zika is underestimated

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The risk of sustained sexual transmission of Zika is underestimated

Detection of bacterial pathogens including potential new species in human head lice from Mali

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Detection of bacterial pathogens including potential new species in human head lice from Mali

Impact of environmental factors on neglected emerging arboviral diseases

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Impact of environmental factors on neglected emerging arboviral diseases

AAAS AMA: Hi, we’re Drs. Philippa Benson, Kip Hodges, and Warren Warren, the managing editor and deputy editors of Science Advances. Ask Us Anything!

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Hi Reddit! We're the editors for Science Advances, an open access journal that accepts longer research articles (up to 6,000 words). Since our launch in February of 2015, we’ve published more than 1,500 papers and have a number of articles with tens (and even hundreds) of thousands of downloads, and hundreds of citations. As we mature as a publication, we continue our interest in areas of great scientific breakthroughs and innovation on both broad and disciplinary-specific levels. The journal is broadly organized in the areas of life and biological sciences, earth and environmental sciences, and physical and materials sciences.

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