Scientists discover organisms that eat viruses

Nom :3

Scientists just announced the discovery of two organisms that eats viruses — the first credible finding of that type of creature.

Scientists Discover Organisms That Eat Viruses

READ MORE: <a href="https://blog.frontiersin.org/2020/09/24/choanozoan-and-picozoan-marine-protists-are-probably-virus-eaters-study/">Choanozoan and picozoan marine protists are probably virus eaters – study</a> [Frontiers]

More on viruses: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/fight-deadly-tumors-gene-hacked-virus">Doctors Fight Deadly Tumors Using Gene-Hacked Virus</a>

Genetics

Take that, viruses!

What a hacked coffee machine looks like.

Watch a hacked "smart coffeemaker" spew steaming water

Coffee Fix

A hacker forced a smart coffeemaker to turn on its heating element and spit steaming water onto it while showing a ransomware message.

Watch a Hacked “Smart Coffeemaker” Spew Steaming Water

How much harm could a hacked coffeemaker do?

"We show that the existence of life on the earth may be a reason that this black hole like object is a black brane that has been formed from biological materials like DNA."

Strange research paper claims there's a black hole at the center of the Earth

Macedonian Teens

An outrageously strange paper claims, among other things, that there's a black hole at the center of the Earth. Sometthing's fishy.

Strange Research Paper Claims There’s a Black Hole at the Center of the Earth

Don't worry — there's a perfectly reasonable explanation.

It's be a "considerable exposure" for astronauts.

Bad news: The Moon is surprisingly radioactive

Kxxxxxx

For the first time, scientists say they've ascertained how radioactive the Moon is — a finding that could have implications for the future of space travel.

Bad News: The Moon Is Surprisingly Radioactive

The Moon is about 200 times as radioactive as the Earth, according to new research.

The commercialization of space is looking a little icky.

NASA is using its astronauts to help promote a cosmetics company

Space Cream

Later this month, NASA is scheduled to launch an unusual payload — 10 bottles of a face cream by cosmetics company Estée Lauder.

NASA Is Using Its Astronauts to Help Promote a Cosmetics Company

A scheme for NASA to promote cosmetics in space is prompting backlash.

"I think that when meeting intelligence extraterrestrial life, we will exhibit friendliness, goodwill and consideration, just as we do when meeting intelligent and unintelligent life on Earth."

Space-bound cosmonaut: If I meet aliens, I will be nice to them

Stay Cool

Cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, who's heading to the International Space Station next month on a Soyuz rocket, says he would be nice to any aliens he met.

Space-Bound Cosmonaut: If I Meet Aliens, I Will Be Nice to Them

Take me to your leader!

Former employee: We made Facebook as addictive as cigarettes on purpose

Fiending

Facebook's former head of monetization says that his former employer, like big tobacco companies, worked to make its product as addictive as possible.

Former Employee: We Made Facebook as Addictive as Cigarettes on Purpose

"We took a page form Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictive at the outset."

"We’re living in an age of vaccine disinformation."

Professors: We are begging you to stop injecting yourselves with homebrewed COVID vaccines

DIY and Die

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of scientists has a blunt request: please stop injecting yourselves with homebrewed COVID vaccines.

Professors: We Are Begging You to Stop Injecting Yourselves With Homebrewed COVID Vaccines

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoia-dcv091620.php">Do-it-yourself COVID-19 vaccines fraught with public health problems</a> [University of Illinois]

More on vaccines: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/russia-says-it-has-approved-a-covid-vaccine">Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine</a>

Rx/Medicines

"People should be aware that just because they’re experimenting on themselves doesn’t make it legal without approval."

"The officer was able to obtain radar readings on the vehicle, confirming that it had automatically accelerated up to exactly 150 km/h [93 mph]."

Tesla driver pulled over going 93 MPH while completely asleep

Holy Mountain

Canadian cops pulled over a Tesla driver going 93 MPH while sleeping. Find out why self driving mode may be more harmful than beneficial.

Tesla Driver Pulled Over Going 93 MPH While Sleeping | Futurism

Seriously?

Tesla Driver Pulled Over Going 93 MPH While Completely Asleep

"Frankly I’m kind of embarrassed about our social story here."

Oculus CTO says he's "embarrassed" by Facebook's handling of VR

Big Mouth

The consulting CTO of Oculus says he's "kind of embarrassed" at Facebook's feeble attempts to leverage VR during the pandemic lockdown.

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Jon Christian