Thursday, May 26, 2022

Elon Musk revises Twitter financing plan; shares jump

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday revised the financing plan for his proposed $44 billion purchase of Twitter, raising investor hopes that the unpredictable billionaire still intends to pull off a deal roiled by market turbulence and Musk's not-entirely-explicable concerns about the number of fake accounts on Twitter.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/elon-musk-revises-twitter-financing-plan-shares-jump

Human membrane proteins strike evolutionary balance

Cells are compartmentalized by membranes, and proteins present in these membranes play an important role in transporting cellular information. For proper function of these proteins to occur, a tertiary protein structure must be formed through the correct folding process. In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, the folding process of a glucose transporter—a complex membrane protein—was identified for the first time using single-molecule magnetic tweezers.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/human-membrane-proteins-strike-evolutionary-balance

Community-led science uncovers high air pollution from fracking in Ohio county

Some residents of Belmont County in eastern Ohio have long suffered from headaches, fatigue, nausea and burning sensations in their throats and noses. They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution from fracking facilities that dominate the area, but regulators dismissed and downplayed their concerns.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/community-led-science-uncovers-high-air-pollution-from-fracking-in-ohio-county