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30th July 2024

Mouse model with complete human immune system

Scientists have developed the first mouse model with a fully functional human immune system and human-like gut microbiome. This new model could significantly advance immunotherapy and disease research.

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27th July 2024

2039 – The first generation of epigenetic rejuvenation therapies

Phase III clinical trials of the first epigenetic rejuvenation therapies have recently concluded. These treatments now offer a partial reversal for certain aspects of aging.

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22nd July 2024

Soft microrobots can manipulate individual cells

Researchers have developed microscopic tools able to capture and move individual cells with more ease and efficiency.

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18th July 2024

2029 – China asteroid re-direct mission

In 2029, China attempts to adjust the orbit of a near-Earth asteroid called 2015 XF261.

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15th July 2024

First extinction in the United States due to sea level rise

The Key Largo tree cactus has been declared locally extinct in Florida, the first extinction event in the United States caused by sea level rise.

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13th July 2024

2034 – Start of Research Operation (SRO) for the ITER experimental fusion reactor

[Updated with latest information, and moved from 2025 to 2034. This delay isn't as bad as it sounds, however, as explained in the revised text.]

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10th July 2024

Book competition winners!

The following people, selected at random, have each won a copy of The Singularity is Nearer, by Ray Kurzweil.

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9th July 2024

A new super-Earth with potential for life

The exoplanet LHS 1140 b, first discovered in 2017, is now considered a top candidate for habitability, thanks to new and improved data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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2nd July 2024

Robots with living skin

Researchers in Japan have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue to the complex forms of humanoid robots.

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