stanford_labrat

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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
Rejuvenation Tech! (S18)
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
There is a YC company who are currently using mRNA based drugs for telomere extension.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
Anecdotal, but I am much more motivated to cook a nice meal when my partner is staying over. When I’m alone I find it easy to slip into grabbing fast food on the drive home from work.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
I don't think many people are attempting to raise children in SF proper, where this anecdote takes place, but walking into a safeway parking lot and having to dodge used needles is not what I would call high quality of life. Although i
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
I've seen this as well in the twitch/esports scene as well to an extent. Many of the larger streamers are moving to or based out of cities in Texas.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
Clarification: the Chinese HIV receptor deletion was not performed at Stanford, nor done by Stanford faculty. It was done by someone who had worked as a post doc at Stanford.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
Meditation? I cannot tell you. As for medication, yes. The principle is that capture before is best, but extension after shortening conveys a therapeutic effect.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
On the topic of telomeres, Rejuvenation Tech is a YC company (S18) working on extending telomere length for health benefits.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
No, sorry for not clarifying. They would share links with "upvote this please" in moderator only channels to push things to the top of the subreddit. Which afaik is against reddit TOS.
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
I can only speak to the one (top 10 by subscriber count) subreddit I am a "mod" in, but they also routinely engage in vote manipulation to control what their front page looks like through a more "organic" approach (edit:
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
My personal recommendation for anyone unfamiliar is to begin by read the relevant literature re: the field being worked in by the company. You can access most things through pubmed. Admittedly that will most likely be a slog. But realistica
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
I did not vote...I've found similarly that issues-wise discussion is not bad, but more often than not conversation is always about the candidates themselves as a package and support for one particular policy means you support all of th
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by stanford_labrat 6y ago
As a center right moderate I definitely feel this. Especially at work/with acquaintances where I feel compelled to just silently nod and agree with everything being said or else risk my career and social standing.