somedude89897

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by somedude89897 3mo ago
An alternative is to use Earth's atmosphere for imaging exoplanets: https://www.snexplores.org/article/idea-would-turn-earth-gia... I started a new thread for further discussion: https://news.ycombinato
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Idea would turn the Earth into a giant space telescope(snexplores.org)
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by somedude89897 3mo ago
A recent HN thread ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48947560 ) has mentioned using gravitational lensing by the sun to image exoplanets. This is an alternative, using refraction by Earth's atmosphere for imaging, w
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by somedude89897 3mo ago
The two Viking landers, 6500km apart, had positive results. That would suggest that life is widespread and close to the surface. But the atmosphere of Mars is in chemical equilibrium, which means life can't be widespread and close to t
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by somedude89897 10mo ago
Yes it is amazing! Solid tumors tend to be poorly oxygenated, as they don't have a good network of blood vessels to supply them. The bacteria in these experiments can only live in low oxygen environments, so they will multiply in the t
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by somedude89897 10mo ago
Very small sample size and only in mice. Most experimental treatments don't make it to the clinic, and this could be another in a long list of exciting early results that don't lead to anything. However... These results seem too g
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by somedude89897 10mo ago
Figures 2 and 3 seem to be different experiments, with n=3 and n=5, respectively. Both showed 100% survival. Obviously very small sample sizes, but still promising.