Study Raises Hopes of Treating Aggressive Cancers by Identifying Fragments of Rogue DNA
nnA breakthrough in understanding how and why some cancer tumors are particularly aggressive and non-responsive to treatments has placed blame on breakaway strands of roguish DNA.nnThe discovery implicates several documented forms of cancer, including of the breasts, lungs, and brain, and also offered hope for identifying and treating these tumors in future patients.nnThe center of […]
Aging Voyager 1 Restarts a Radio it Hasn’t Used Since 1981–Prompted from 15 Billion Miles Away
nnFacing one obstacle after another, the operators of NASA’s Voyager 1 probe continue to find creative solutions to keep the farthest manmade object from Earth transmitting radio communications.nnLaunched in 1977, it is currently 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth, and is now well beyond the heliosphere, the bubble of particles emitted by the […]
14 Luxury Hotels Are Donating Outdated Furniture to Low-Income Families in Need
nnGoing on 10 years, the municipal government of Seoul has been collecting used furniture from luxury hotels and donating it to low-income earners and homeless city residents.nnOver that time, partnerships with 14 different luxury hotels in the Seoul metropolitan area have seen 120,000 used furniture items distributed to low-income housing, homeless facilities, and other shelter […]
NHL Team Owner Is Giving $50,000 to Every Employee–Sharing the Profit from Sale of His Stake in the Franchise
nnIn late October, word broke that the owner of the NHL team representing Tampa Bay—the Lightning—was selling up.nnMillions were coming his way via a pair of money managers from New York set to take over during the next 3 years, and the affair seemed like business as usual.nnBut Lighting Owner Jeff Vinik is anything but […]
Good News in History, November 8
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city’s growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth to the tradition of Murano glass, one of the city’s most iconic characteristics. In the following century, exports began, and the island became famous, initially for glass beads and mirrors. Aventurine […]