Collagen—which provides structural support and strength to your tissues[1,2,3]—accounts for about 30 percent of the total protein in your body. Twenty-eight percent of collagen, in turn, is made up of the amino acid glycine.[4]
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IT’S NOT A BRAIN TRANSPLANT, BUT…
As glial cells go, so goes the brain. Glial cells in the brain link neurons together, nourish, clean, and protect them. When glial cells age, sicken, or die, the result can be anything from uncontrollable movements to forgetfulness or mood changes.
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ELECTRIC WINDOWS ADJUST TO BLOCK LIGHT OR HEAT
Engineers at North Carolina State University have ended the era of the passive window. Their new version can let light and heat pass through as usual, adjust to block heat but not light, or block some light while letting heat pass through unimpeded.
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FLASH! WASTE PLASTIC BECOMES HYDROGEN WITH A SIDE OF GRAPHENE
Scientists at Rice University have come up with a three-fer: a way to eradicate plastic waste by flash-heating it, which releases hydrogen that can be captured for fuel or industrial use and also produces graphene as a byproduct.
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NO CONSPIRACY AT ALL: SCIENTISTS WORKING OVERTIME TO GENETICALLY REDESIGN HUMANS AND EVERY OTHER LIVING THING
A report this past week detailed how scientists are now perfecting technology that can deliver mRNA “vaccines” through the air.
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COMPUTER SUSSES OUT THREE NEW ANTI-AGING COMPOUNDS
Elderly cells in our bodies stop functioning but live on, after a fashion, causing inflammation and emitting waste and other damaging chemicals into the bloodstream.
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3-D PRINTED LIVING BRAIN CELLS SEND AND RECEIVE INFORMATION
Using “bio-inks,” researchers at Australia’s Monash University have 3D-printed living neurons—brain cells—that continue growing in a lab and are able to send and respond to nerve signals.
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GOODBYE, GRAY CEMENT. HELLO, GREEN CEMENT.
Making cement—the main ingredient in concrete—is estimated to be responsible for producing 8 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, at a rate of a ton of CO2 per ton of cement.
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MICROPLASTICS MAY BE HARMING YOUR BODY AND BRAIN
Discarded plastic—both large and microscopic—circles the globe, choking our oceans and polluting our food supply, ultimately finding their way into your body where they can accumulate over time
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TESLA’S NEW WAY TO MAKE CARS SLASHES MANUFACTURING COSTS
Tesla has invented a car-making technique called “gigacasting” that could cut manufacturing costs in half and help Elon Musk achieve his dream of profitably supplying the world with millions of cheap electric vehicles.