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[the-night-night-owl]

If you guys were actually locked into anti imperialist theory from the third world you would in fact know that this has been a criticism of NASA forever.

NASA is part of the US government. NASA' budget comes from US imperalist superprofits. NASA is hugely profitable and good rep for all it's massive military contractors. NASA heavily recruits war criminals, and always has. You can only make the argument that it is silly to say it's a distraction from US imperialism if you believe that US imperialism is - on some level - new and now how the US has operated forever.

Artemis is a great advancement for science and really cool and inspiring. Artemis is a function and propaganda tool for the US empire and its infinite pillaging of the third world. These are not separate ideas they in fact inform each other.

[bpod-bpod]

Nasal Defence

Catching a cold can, for some people, cause almost no symptoms, yet in others, cause severe respiratory illness. To investigate how such different outcomes arise, scientists have studied infection responses in human nasal epithelial organoids (pictured) – an array of cell types derived from nasal stem cells, that include mucus-producing cells and those possessing cilia (blue). Using rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of colds, the researchers found that when the organoids had a robust and immediate production of the cytokine interferon they effectively limited the replication and spread of the virus. By contrast, impaired interferon production, or a high viral load, prompted the cells to produce different pro-inflammatory cytokines and large amounts of mucus. The work shows how the host’s response to the virus rather than the virus itself can influence disease progression, and points to possible pathways and cytokines that could be targeted to support a healthy antiviral response.

Written by Ruth Williams

Image by Julien Amat & Bao Wang, relating to work by Bao Wang and colleagues

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Research published in Cell Press Blue, January 2026

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[thatpollguy]

Have you ever snorted sugar?

Yes, for a dare

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FDA recollects 41,328 Walgreens nasal spray bottles over potential contamination

Try what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. These searching for aid from a chilly or the flu could wish to examine their bottle of nasal spray earlier than utilizing it. The Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) introduced a recall affecting 41,328 bottles of Walgreens nasal spray over issues they could be contaminated with pseudomonas lactis, a bacterium present in uncooked milk. The particular spray…

FDA recollects 41,328 Walgreens nasal spray bottles over potential contamination

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Dr. Jay Calvert & Dr. Millicent Rovelo discuss The Billionaire's Guide to GREAT Plastic Surgery! Just because the price is high, doesn't mean you'll get GREAT plastic surgery! The docs discuss how even the ultra-wealthy can struggle to find the right plastic surgeon, "celebrity plastic surgeons", and how to find the right plastic surgeon for you!

The Billionaire's Guide to GREAT Plastic Surgery

Podcast Episode · The Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Podcast with Dr. Jay Calvert · 08/04/2025 · 24m

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SpaceX

Liftoff! Science, supplies & snacks are flying to the Space Station.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Dragon’s 27th commercial resupply mission is carrying blueberries, apples, cherry tomatoes, and four kinds of cheese.