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readbeanicecream, hace 9 meses a science en 6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time

@Gordon_Freeman As of 2019:

Well, all went a bit quiet. Partly because the Montreal-based company leading the way, Nexia Biotechnologies, a company spun out of McGill University, swiftly went bust and sold its two GM goats — Sugar and Spice — to the Canada Agriculture Museum in Ottawa, which in 2013 removed its genetically-engineered goats from display amid public pressure.

Quiet momentum continues, however, under Dr Randy Lewis of Utah State University and his team. Though he is unaware of the whereabouts of Sugar and Spice today, his lab looks after over twenty goats capable of producing silky milk.

Source: https://agfundernews.com/what-happened-to-those-gm-spider-goats-with-the-silky-milk

readbeanicecream, hace 9 meses a random en This place is getting spammed by bots and nobody acts

I have not noticed many spammers here on kbin. But, when I do, the way I handle it is:

1. Reduce/Report.
2. Do I see the same user posting spam, block user.
3. Does it seem to come from the same domain, block domain.

readbeanicecream, hace 9 meses a linux en Bodhi Linux 7.0 is its best, most user-friendly release yet

Bodhi was one of the first linux distros I tried. I have fond memories of that little distro.

readbeanicecream, hace 10 meses a science en Scientists Invent New Glass With Supreme Toughness

tougher thinner

pricier

readbeanicecream, hace 10 meses a science en Bizarre 'demon' particle found inside superconductor could help unlock a 'holy grail' of physics

Space.com would probably appreciate the clicks.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en Cow poop emits climate-warming methane. Adding red algae may help

I was thinking that fish and seafood would be good alternative to.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en Fertilizing the oceans with iron could help remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide per year

doesn’t believe

A far cry from "knows".

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs

@Gordon_Freeman interesting video describing algae-based carbon capturing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZptyDhsmni8

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Hold Carbon

So it looks like the causes are:

• Increasing natural disasters such as wildfires, tornadoes and hurricanes
• Continual development in forested areas
• Aging forests

This means at minimum we would have to:

• Mitigate climate change
• Create more national/protected forest areas
• Manage those forests effectively to ensure efficient carbon absorption (replacing older trees with younger trees when applicable).

That's a pretty tall order.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a linux en I want to move to Linux but I need to be able to access my apps that are not supported

@SamXavia On Linux, I have had the best luck with virtualbox.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a linux en I want to move to Linux but I need to be able to access my apps that are not supported

@SamXavia Are there cloud versions available? Or, perhaps, run those apps in a windows VM?

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en An invasive fish with teeth, that can breathe air, live up to three days outside of water, move short distances on land, and grow three feet long has been found in Louisiana

yep:

• https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/14/us/louisiana-is-trying-to-turn-pest-into-a-meal.html
• https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/invasive-species-turned-into-sustainable-delicacies/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/eating-invasive-species-on-a-road-trip-across-the-southern-us

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en 'Breakthrough' geothermal tech produces 3.5 megawatts of carbon-free power | Engadget

@4am Sorta, but not really.

Geothermal energy production involves the extraction of hot water or steam from underground reservoirs. This water or steam is then used to drive turbines that generate electricity. No oil is extracted, just hot water or steam.

https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/4/2021/12/geothermal-00eef72.jpg?quality=90&resize=700,457

The article states:

For a natural geothermal system to produce electricity, it needs a combination of heat, fluid and rock permeability, as Bloomberg notes. In many areas, the rock has the required levels of heat, but not enough permeability for fluid to flow through it.

An EGS creates this permeability artificially by drilling deep underground and injecting fluid to create fractures in the rock. That approach can vastly increase the number of potential sites for a geothermal power plant.

Basically, they are creating extra cracks to assist with waterflow.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en An invasive fish with teeth, that can breathe air, live up to three days outside of water, move short distances on land, and grow three feet long has been found in Louisiana

Snakeheads are from Asia and were brought to the U.S. as part of the aquarium trade and aquaculture. "They're considered to be good table fare," Bourgeois says. "The biologist up in Arkansas said he prefers them to catfish."

Officials have also tried saying this about Silver Jumping Carp and Nutria. It did not catch on...not sure it will with snakeheads.

readbeanicecream, hace 11 meses a science en Opinion | World War III Will Be Fought With Viruses - WSJ

@Candelestine kurzgesagt posted a pretty good video discussing this, too. Video