Today, you’ll learn about a new process that can make cells younger by up to thirty years, the incredible artificial intelligence that is helping piece together the puzzles of ancient texts, and how researchers have developed a rapid test for viruses like coronavirus that is just as accurate as PCR tests and takes only thirty minutes.

The fountain of youth may be closer than we think.

• “‘Time Jump’ by 30 Years: Old Skins Cells Reprogrammed To Regain Youthful Function” by Babraham Institute
  • https://scitechdaily.com/time-jump-by-30-years-old-skins-cells-reprogrammed-to-regain-youthful-function/
• “Multi-Omic Rejuvenation of Human Cells by Maturation Phase Transient Reprogramming” by Diljeet Gill, et al.
  • https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71624
• “Aging Changes in Organs - Tissue - Cells” by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/special-topic/aging-changes-in-organs-tissue-cells

The overlap between artificial intelligence and the ancient world.

• “DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions” By James Vincent
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/9/22968773/ai-machine-learning-ancient-inscriptions-texts-deepmind-ithaca-model
• “Radiocarbon Dating” by Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit
  • https://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/dating.html#:~:text=For%20radiocarbon%20dating%20to%20be,or%20left%20as%20a%20residue.
• “A New A.I. Can Help Historians Decipher Damaged Ancient Greek Texts” by Jane Recker
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-ai-can-help-historians-decipher-damaged-ancient-greek-texts-180979736/
• “AI could decipher gaps in ancient Greek texts, say researchers” by Nicola Davis
  • https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/09/ai-could-decipher-gaps-in-ancient-greek-texts-say-researchers

Turns out some things can actually be good, fast, and cheap.

• “UT Dallas researchers develop accurate rapid test for viruses” By EurekaAlert
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950413
• “UT Dallas Researchers Create High-Accuracy Rapid Virus Test” by Marin Wolf
  • https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/ut-dallas-researchers-create-high-accuracy-rapid-virus-test

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