Monday, March 9, 2026

New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue | ScienceDaily

This is a leap forward in dealing with cancer cells; they attack cells with an iron based particle that gets into the cells and destroys them from inside. 

So far, tests have proven to have a positive outcome. What happens next is more trials that hopefully will lead to human testing at some point. 
 

DNA Test Proves "Chimera" Incidence in Washington Woman - Global Genes

Genetics can be a little crazy…

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Out of control wealth inequity

Here's a little something for you.  

The "top 1%" refers to the top 1% of households or individuals in a country with the highest income or net worth, representing an elite group with significant financial resources

At the end of 2024, to be considered in the top 1% on net worth in the US one had to have around $10 million, which is a shit ton of money…

But at the end of 2025, that number leapt to $11.5 million.  As you might expect, this is the largest one-year leap in that number.  

And why did it grow like that? Because the top .1% - the roughly 900 people (a wildly insignificant percentage of the population who are billionaires) control $7 trillion of the wealth.

And their wealth grew by such a large margin, that they moved the value of the larger group by 15%. For reference there are about 1,500,000 people in that group. 

That is simply nuts.


Thursday, March 5, 2026

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks | ScienceDaily

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium caseinate with starch and natural nanoclay to form a thin, durable material designed to mimic everyday plastic. In soil tests, the film fully broke down in about 13 weeks, pointing to a realistic alternative for single-use food packaging.

Leopards adapted to South Africa's Cape so successfully that they're genetically unique

Well. What do you know?  These leopards evolved and adapted, based on their environment.  

Shocking. Said no one with half a brain ever. 

Disney's Disability Assistance Program

As I've noted in the past, Disney has always been inclusive, and had a program to make it easier for people with specific issues (like, say, autism) could get a pass to have a return time, so they didn't have to wait in line ... because in some cases that would be impossible.

Knuckleheads abused the system, and they changed it to be more complicated - but still made it so that people with certain conditions didn't have to wait in lines. But.... Disney doesn't like the way the current system is setup, given all the technological innovations they've put in place and the fact that the system can (and is) still be abused.

Couple that with the very weird climate around any sort of "differences" in people that we have in society today, and Disney wants to rethink their strategy.

They are asking shareholders to weigh in on whether they should create a sort of executive review panel to look into this further and come up with better solutions.

And one might assume that the outcome might be that they will find a way to provide a better solution - for a price.  It might be more inclusive, but surely will ask people to spend more.

Paramount Won't Say Whether Middle East Money Is Funding Its WBD Deal - Business Insider

The FCC wants to "quickly approve" the merger of paramount and Warner brothers. But how did this come to pass?

Why three nations in the Middle East funded it! So it's not US based media anymore. Now it's all owned by T-rump loving countries. 

I guess we don't have independence anymore.