Links for 2021-11-17
Last month, DeepMind released a specialized version of the original AlphaFold software for predicting protein-protein complexes. The new approach could help unlock insights into the underlying process behind a wide range of diseases. https://endpts.com/its-a-transformation-researchers-are-taking-deepminds-groundbreaking-protein-folding-software-to-places-few-predicted/
Found In Translation: a machine learning model for mouse-to-human inference https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-018-0214-9
The Brain Can Recall and Reawaken Past Immune Responses https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-science-shows-immune-memory-in-the-brain-20211108/
“Human tissues accumulate cancer-driver mutations with age, yet tumor formation remains rare, why!? We show that mutant clones in the normal epithelium can have a tumor-protective role by outcompeting and eliminating nascent tumors.” https://nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03965-7
Personality differences in gifted versus non-gifted individuals: A three-level meta-analysis https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13598139.2021.1985438
"Men more highly value same-sex friends who are physically formidable, possess high status, possess wealth, and afford access to potential mates... Women more highly value friends who provide emotional support, intimacy, and useful social information." https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109051382100074X
“I took some Scientology classes in Hollywood...I came to respect the class as surprisingly useful.” https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qwdupkFd6kmeZHYXy/build-small-skills-in-the-right-order
“In this video, we explain many of the predictions of the grabby aliens model (by Robin Hanson et al.), such as when we’ll meet aliens, our chances of hearing alien messages, and becoming grabby ourselves + the mathematics of how to generate them” youtube.com/watch?v=LceY7nhi6j4
"The 3-dimensional geometry of cortical surface is highly predictive of individuals’ genetic ancestry in West Africa, Europe, East Asia, and America, even though their genetic background has been shaped by multiple waves of migratory and admixture events." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786069/
Russian Anti-Satellite Test Produces Dangerous Debris Cloud In Orbit https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43140/russian-anti-satellite-test-produces-dangerous-debris-cloud-in-orbit-reports
“Charitable foundations, and the specific charities they fund, are the single most important force in Western societies... If we want to have a shot at changing society, our goal must be to seize the state apparatus and use it to destroy them.” https://im1776.com/2021/11/16/lets-be-uncharitable/
Homeopathy Doesn’t Work. So Why Do So Many Germans Believe in It? — “Roughly half of Germany’s population has used homeopathic preparations, and about 70% of those say they’re satisfied with the treatment. The Nazis embraced homeopathy as part of their darkly motivated pursuit of a robust German Volk...In 1978 the German parliament, under pressure from industry lobbyists, exempted homeopathic remedies from the barrage of tests required to approve drugs for medical use. If, the act states, homeopathic doctors claim that remedies work, that alone is proof of their efficacy under German law...Germany’s public health insurance providers reimburse some costs of homeopathic treatment, and more than 7,000 of the country’s 150,000 doctors specialize in the practice...it’s not uncommon for German M.D.s to suggest homeopathic concoctions such as tincture of mercury and dandelion globules alongside more conventional medicines...Berlin’s top hospital, had given Covid-19 patients treatments derived from the remnants of meteorites. “We’ve seen good progress, that this helps some people,” says the hospital’s director, Harald Matthes.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-10-12/homeopathy-doesn-t-work-so-why-do-so-many-germans-believe-in-it