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The Inflation Reduction Act Plan for Lowering US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Another Science Magazine Breakthrough was the US passage of the Inflation Reduction act, which contains $369 billion over ten years for lowering US greenhouse gases.  One goal of the IRA is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions 40% from 2005 … Continue reading →

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Perennial Replanting Rice and Challenges of Climate Change

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Perennial Replanting Rice and Challenges of Climate Change One Science Magazine breakthrough of 2022 was the establishment of Perennial Rice (PR23), a cross of a Chinese rice with a perennial African wild rice.  This rice will effectively replant itself for … Continue reading →

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Recent Progress With Fusion Reactor Tests, and “Quantum Fusion”

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Recent Progress With Fusion Reactor Tests These last five articles are on my blog:  sites.Uci.edu/energyobserver This is a short part of an OLLI UC Irvine lecture on Science Breakthroughs of 2021, shared with Astronomer Bob Wilson of NASA. Quantum Fusion … Continue reading →

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Is There a Problem With the Standard Model of Particle Physics?

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Is There A Problem With the Standard Model of Particle Physics? This is just a short talk on the Science Breakthroughs of 2021 for OLLI at UC Irvine. The Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment Experimental Discrepancy The muon is essentially a … Continue reading →

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Potent Covid-19 Paxlovid Pills

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Science Breakthrough of Covid-19 Paxlovid Therapeutic Pills This article is an update of the selection of Science for the Top 10 Breakthroughs in 2021 by Science Magazine.  This article is on the Covid-19 therapeutic Paxlovid, since it is by far … Continue reading →

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CRISPR Gene Editing and It’s Direct Use in the Human Body

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

CRISPR Gene Editing and It’s Direct Use in the Human Body This is just a 10 minute OLLI Lecture on the Science Breakthroughs of 2021. CRISPR is biological genome editing allowing the destruction of a bad gene, or eventually snipping … Continue reading →

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Learning About Early Development Studying Non-Human Embryos

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Learning About Early Development Studying Non-human Embryos This is just a 10 minute talk for the UC Irvine OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) covering the Science Breakthroughs of the Year, 2021 by Science Magazine. Optogenetics or “xyztg” tracing the development … Continue reading →

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