Source: New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs
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Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a nanoparticle to deliver coding genes to lungs, which could provide treatment for genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis. Researchers could replace disease-causing genes with therapeutic nanoparticles, by delivering mRNA for gene editing using the CRISPR/CAS9 system. In clinical trials, mRNA administered in nanoparticles has proven effective in diseases of the liver and in Covid-19 vaccines.
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💊 This nanoparticle could offer treatment to genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, as it delivers mRNA that encodes proteins to the lungs.
Source: Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US
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Wind and solar energy have surpassed coal in generating capacity and electrical production in the US, according to data from the EIA and FERC. Wind energy increased by 6.6%, and solar energy by 6.7%, in the first two months of 2023, with wind and solar together providing 16.1% of electrical generation. The renewable mix, including geothermal and hydroelectric power, produced 24.1% of total generation and outproduced coal by 50.8%. FERC predicts high capacity growth for wind and solar, with no new coal anticipated and the total installed capacity of coal may shrink.
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💨 Wind energy’s share of total available installed utility-scale generating capacity is now 11.5%, while solar is 6.6%, totalling 18.1%. Coal’s share of the total has declined to 17.1%.
Source: 2.x Early Access · XTDB
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The 2.x Early Access programme is a chance for users to see the future of XTDB and provide feedback. However, there may be bugs and issues as it is not yet ready for production usage. XTDB 1.x will still be supported.
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Source: Microsoft: Windows 10 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10
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Windows 10, version 22H2, released in October 2022, will be the last feature update for the Windows 10 operating system, and all the editions will reach their end of servicing in October 2025. Users are advised to upgrade to Windows 11 for future updates. Windows LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond October 2025. Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC will be released during the second half of 2024.
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CardStock is a cross-platform tool for building graphical programs that can run on any modern web browser. It features a drawing-program-like editor, basic IDE features, and the ability to play sound files and manipulate objects using Python code.
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Source: dynobo/normcap: OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images
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NormCap is an OCR-powered screen capture tool for Linux, macOS and Windows that captures information and not images. It can be installed as a pre-built release, from repositories or as a Python package for Python of version 3.9+.
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