DeepMind AI makes a science-shaking protein breakthrough

Alphabet’s DeepMind has used its AI system to figure out a five decade old mystery in biology, the company has announced today, using AlphaFold to help understand protein behaviors.

While it sounds esoteric, understanding how amino acids operate is believed to be key to a number of challenges in biology. That includes everything from addressing diseases in humans, through to broader applications such as enzymes that break down plastics or other waste.

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Sprawling 8-mile-long 'canvas' of ice age beasts discovered hidden in Amazon rainforest
Ice age people painted these animals 12,600 years ago.

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'sistine chapel of the ancients' rock art discovered in colombian amazon

a massive collection of paintings dating back to the ice age has been revealed, stretching across a cliff in colombia. dubbed the sistine chapel of the ancients, the discovery was made last year by a british-colombian team, founded by the european research council. the impressive finding consists of tens of thousands of animals

and humans created up to 12,500 years ago and will be presented for the first time on channel 4 on a documentary series noscriptd
Jungle mystery: lost kingdoms of the Amazon.

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Hundreds of ancient earthworks resembling Stonehenge found in Amazon rainforest
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Bone Flute Is Oldest Instrument, Study Says
( 2009 )
A VULTURE-BONE FLUTE discovered in a European cave is likely the world's oldest recognizable musical instrument and pushes back humanity's musical roots, a new study says.
The mammoth-ivory flutes,are
40,000-year-old.

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Vitamin D Insufficiency May Account for Almost 90% of Covid-19 Deaths

"these results imply that 87% of COVID-19 deaths may be statistically attributed to vitamin D insufficiency and could potentially be avoided by eliminating vitamin D insufficiency"

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New study: Vitamin D, 60,000 IU daily for 7 days

Greater proportion turned Covid negative than on placebo, 60% vs 20%

Fibrinogen decreased. Important because clotting affects Covid severity

In conclusion, a high dose, oral vitamin D supplementation helped to achieve SARS-CoV-2 RNA negativity in greater proportion of asymptomatic vitamin D-deficient individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection along with a significant decrease in inflammatory marker.

SARS-CoV-2 RNA negativity by cholecalciferol supplementation may help in reducing transmission rates of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A reassurance for public health workers regarding greater likelihood of SARS CoV-2 RNA negativity in individuals receiving therapeutic cholecalciferol supplementation will be encouraging.


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Vitamin D and COVID-19: Is There a Lack of Risk/Reward Understanding
Among Health Authorities?


At this point, the discussion should not be about whether it is helpful to take vitamin D during the COVID-19 pandemic or not, but rather about what dose to take and how to distribute vitamin
D effectively among the population.

Even if very promising vaccines are now entering production, it will likely take many months before they are available to all vulnerable groups.
Further, one does not need to be an “anti-vaxxer” to understand that there can be considerable risk with a new vaccine. We recommend that health authorities act now and recommend vitamin
D supplements based on risk/reward analysis.

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Animals on Psychedelics: Survival of the Trippiest
Do animals do drugs?

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